Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Starring:Thomas Heathcote, Miles O'Keeffe, Leigh Lawson, Trevor Howard, Sean Connery, Emma Sutton, Douglas Wilmer, Cyrielle Claire, Lila Kedrova, John Serret, Brian Coburn, Mike Edmonds, David Rappaport, Ronald Lacey, Peter Cushing, John Pierce Jones, James Windsor, Ric Morgan, Peter Mackriel, Jerold Wells
Director: Stephen Weeks
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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Fans of Sean Connery who are curious to see him explore roles outside of his usual heroic characters may enjoy his robust turn as the mythic Green Knight in this 1982 British-made fantasy. Based loosely on the classic epic poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," Connery is quite a sight as the glittering green figure, who challenges young Gawain (Miles O'Keefe of Tarzan the Ape Man infamy), a squire in King Arthur's court, to solve his riddle or lose his head. O'Keefe is a stiff Gawain, and the film suffers under its low budget and awkward comic moments, but Connery and the rest of the cast (which includes Trevor Howard as Arthur, John Rhys-Davies, Lila Kedrova, and Peter Cushing) are game and provide sufficient star power to keep fantasy-adventure fans distracted from the film's shortcomings. Writer-director Weeks also directed a version of this story in 1973, with Murray Head of Jesus Christ Superstar fame as Gawain. --Paul Gaita

Description

Miles O'Keeffe (Tarzan, the Ape Man) and OscarÂ(r) winner* Sean Connery (First Knight) lead "an impressive cast" (Variety), including Peter Cushing, Trevor Howard and John Rhys-Davies, in this epic tale of swords and sorcery that will transport you and your family into realms of the fantastical and make you believe! Shrouded in magic and veiled in mystery, a phantom knight (Connery) thunders into King Arthur's fabled court. Speaking in rhymes and riddles, he goads the king's men into taking a dare. And when one of them, young and valiant Sir Gawain (O'Keeffe), bravely stands to defend the king's honor, he finds himself a pawn in the phantom knight's game a game that will lead him far beyond the kingdom of Camelot and ultimately take his life, if he cannot solve his opponent's riddle!

Customer Reviews:

5 stars for hillarity.......2007-06-01

It doesn't mean to be, but this is indeed one of the most side-splittingly hillarious movies I have ever seen. It deserves Mystery Science Theatre status. With stars from both the casts of Star Wars and Indiana Jones making almost spoof appearances and what seem like blooper reel material left in the final cut this will leave you in stiches. For lovers of truly bad movies and unintentional humor, this is a keeper.

Nice, but just once.......2007-05-09

This is the kind of movie I don't regret to watch, but just once.
To see Sean Connery among the cast, made me confident about purchasing it but it seemed it was just a little job for him.
Nevertheless I enjoyed it, it has something I was looking for (about chivalry and Arthurian tales).
Pardon my last comment, but the hairstyle of the hero (sir Gawain) didn't let me appreciate some things about the movie and made it a little (funny?)
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Leave well enough alone.......2007-03-29

The film did not follow the literature at all. The only section that was unscathed was the very beginning when the Green Knight first makes the challenge. From then on Hollywood made their own story, theme, morals, etc.

Adequate entertainment.......2007-03-17

The only real draw here is Sean Connery, but he's on screen relatively little, and not in his greatest role. Most of the time, it's a badly-bewigged Gawain running around in white tights.

It's adequate entertainment, if there's nothing else to watch. And if you like King Arthur and his cohort. And if ... well, you might like it. Or not.

//wiredweird

Horrible.......2007-01-03

I love fantasy movies, but this was one of the worst movies ever. I want my $7.00 back.

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