USA, 1995
134m, 3584 metres
35mm film, Technicolor, 1.85:1
Dolby SDDS, English
An American fantasy film directed by Jerry Zucker.
Plot Summary
Lancelot scratches out a living as a sort of “hired sword” and comes to the attention of King Arthur after the Lady Guinevere, on her way to marry Arthur, is kidnapped by the evil Sir Malagant. Lancelot rescues her and they fall in love, but Guinevere is honour bound to marry Arthur. But they continue their affair even after the marriage…
Credits
Crew
Director: Jerry Zucker
Columbia Pictures Corporation, First Knight Productions
Executive Producers: Gil Netter, Eric Rattray, Janet Zucker
Producers: Hunt Lowry, Jerry Zucker
Associate Producer: Kathryn J. McDermott
Script: William Nicholson
Story: Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, William Nicholson
Director of Photography: Adam Greenberg
Editor: Walter Murch
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Costume Designer: Nanà Cecchi
Make Up: Peter Robb-King
Hair: Elaine Short
Special Effects: George Gibbs
Visual Effects Supervisor: Dennis Lowe
Production Designer: John Box
Cast
Sean Connery (King Arthur)
Richard Gere (Lancelot)
Julia Ormond (Guinevere)
Ben Cross (Prince Malagant)
Liam Cunningham (Agravaine)
Christopher Villiers (Sir Kay)
Valentine Pelka (Sir Patrise)
Colin McCormack (Sir Mador)
Ralph Ineson (Ralf)
John Gielgud (Oswald)
Stuart Bunce (Peter)
Jane Robbins (Elise)
Jean Marie Coffey (Petronella)
Paul Kynman (Mark)
Tom Lucy (Sir Sagramore)
John Blakey (Sir Tor)
Robert Gwyn Davin (Sir Gawaine)
Sean Blowers (Sir Carados)
Alexis Denisof (Sir Gaheris)
Daniel Naprous (Sir Amant)
Alternative Titles
As elsö lovag – Hungary
Der Erste Ritter – Germany
Lancelot – ensimmäinen ritari – Finland
Lancelot – France
Lancelot, el primer caballero – Argentina
O Primeiro Cavaleiro – Portugal
El primer caballero – Spain
Il primo cavaliere – Italy
References
Periodicals
- Cinema 31 August 1995 – review (by Christina Bednarz)
- Empire August 1995 p.30 – review (by Joshua Mooney)
- FilmMagasinet October/November 1995 p.45 – review (by Erlend Eskeland)
- Première August 1995 p.25 – review (by Jean-Yves Katelan)
- Studio July/August 1995 p.18 – review (by Michel Rebichon)
Newspapers
- O Independente, Vida 25 August 1995 – review (by Paulo Nogueira)
Books
- The Encyclopedia of Epic Films by Constantine Santas, James M. Wilson, Maria Colavito, Djoymi Baker pp.204-206
- Epic Films (2nd edition) by Gary Allen Smith p.86 – credits, review
- The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-Length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-Only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999 by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn L. Nowlan p.197
- A Green and Pagan Land: Myth, Magic and Landscape in British Film and Television by David Huckvale pp.44, 81
