In a castle's great hall during Yuletide, King Arthur halts a feast as he feels ashamed of how lax he and his knights have become during times of peace, questioning the bravery of all knights present. Suddenly, an axe-wielding knight in green armour arrives at the castle, challenging the knights to a game - he challenges them to decapitate him in one swing of his ax, with the caveat that he can return the blow. None of the knights volunteer, leading the king to shame them for their lack of courage, and accept the challenge himself. Finally, Gawain, a young squire, accepts the challenge in lieu of the king, and is swiftly knighted.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Produced By: | Michael J. Kagan, Sture Rydman, Yoram Globus, Basil Keys, Menahem Golan, Philip M. Breen |
Directed By: | Stephen Weeks |
Written By: | Therese Burdon, Stephen Weeks, Howard C. Pen, Rosemary Sutcliff, Philip M. Breen |
Cast: | John Rhys-Davies, Bruce Lidington, Douglas Wilmer, Cyrielle Clair, Harry Jones, Miles O'Keeffe, Peter Mackriel, Leigh Lawson, Peter Cushing, Emma Sutton, Lila Kedrova, John Serret, Brian Coburn, Sean Connery, Thomas Heathcote, Trevor Howard, David Rappaport, James Windsor, Jerold Wells, Richardson Morgan, Peter Firth, Wilfrid Brambell, John Pierce Jones, John J. Carney, Ronald Lacey, Mike Edmonds |
In Theaters: | Aug 17, 1984 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Production: | Golan-Globus Productions, Stephen Weeks Company |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |