Arthurian romance
literary genre
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Adaptations (7)
Arthurian romance has been adapted 7 times, across film and television series, from 1963 to 2017. The most recent is King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017).
Lancelot and Guinevere1963 · film · 116 min · dir. Cornel Wilde · IMDb ↗IMDb5.7Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen Guinevere.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975 · film · 91 min · dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones · IMDb ↗King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
First Knight1995 · film · 134 min · dir. Jerry Zucker · IMDb ↗The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. But Lancelot must balance his loyalty to the throne with the rewards of true love.
King Arthur2004 · film · 126 min · dir. Antoine Fuqua · IMDb ↗The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
Arthur and Merlin2015 · film · 100 min · dir. Marco van Belle · IMDb ↗IMDb4.3In dark ages Britain, a time of magic and legend, a powerful druid is bent on destroying the Celtic people. Arthur, a banished warrior, and Merlin, a hermit wizard, embark on a heroic quest to stop the druid and save their people, before the Celts are lost forever and become a myth themselves.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017 · film · 126 min · dir. Guy Ritchie · IMDb ↗When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.
