A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twainliterary work· published 1889
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A blow on the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing the printing press.
Adaptations (6)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court has been adapted 6 times, across film and television film, from 1921 to 1998. The most recent is A Knight in Camelot (1998).
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1921 · film · 80 min · dir. Emmett J. Flynn · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0100%In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur's court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes by means of very modern inventions including motorcycles and nitroglycerine.
A Connecticut Yankee1931 · film · 95 min · dir. David Butler · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949 · film · 106 min · dir. Tay Garnett · IMDb ↗IMDb6.557%A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
Unidentified Flying Oddball1979 · film · 93 min · dir. Russ Mayberry · IMDb ↗IMDb5.266MetacriticA NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court1988 · film · 164 min · dir. Viktor Gres · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0The plane of the American pilot Hank Morgan got lost in time. The pilot falls into temporary loop and finds himself at the era of the glorious King Arthur. Here he is destined to meet the legendary knights of the Round Table and the insidious Queen Morgana - the sister of the king, the beautiful Sandy and the wise Wizard. He will find himself in the rags of a slave and in knightly armor, to witness the greatness and death of the kingdom.
A Knight in Camelot1998 · television film · 90 min · dir. Roger Young · IMDb ↗IMDb4.7Yet another variation on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court." Here, a computer malfunction causes a science researcher to be sent back in time with her laptop, which she uses to amaze the court.
