Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)

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Gawain and the Green Knight
Directed by	Stephen Weeks
Produced by	Carlo Ponti
Written by	Philip M. Breen Stephen Weeks
Starring	Murray Head Nigel Green Robert Hardy
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Cinematography	Ian Wilson
Editing by	John Shirley
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	1973
Running time	93 min.
Language	English
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Gawain and the Green Knight is a 1973 film directed by Stephen Weeks, and starring Murray Head as Gawain and Nigel Green in his final theatrical film as the Green Knight.

Weeks remade the film in 1984 as Sword of the Valiant with Miles O'Keefe and Sean Connery in the Head and Green roles.

The film is to be released on DVD in March 2008.

[edit] Plot

The mysterious Green Knight appears before King Arthur's court in the New Year and demands the head of Sir Gawain as the prize in a bizarre game. Given a year's grace, Gawain sets off in search of the Knight for a rematch.