List of films based on Arthurian legend
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Films based on the Arthurian legend are many and varied. They can be divided into several broad categories:
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[edit] Close adaptations
Relatively straightforward adaptations of the legends, reconstructed history, or modern Arthurian material.
- Parsifal (1904)
- Launcelot and Elaine (1909)
- Il Re Artù e i cavalieri della tavola rotonda (1910)
- Parsifal (1912)
- The Quest of the Holy Grail (1915)
- The Adventures of Sir Galahad (serial) (1950)
- Knights of the Round Table (1953)
- Parsifal (1953)
- The Black Knight (1954)
- Prince Valiant (1954)
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (serial) (1956)
- Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)
- Camelot (1967)
- Arthur of the Britons (1972)
- Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
- Lancelot du Lac (1974)
- Perceval le Gallois (1979)
- Parzival (1980)
- Excalibur (1981)
- Parsifal (1982)
- Camelot (a videotaped stage performance of the musical, presented on HBO) (1982)
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
- Les Chevaliers de la table ronde (1990)
- Ginevra (1992)
- Guinevere (1994)
- First Knight (1995)
- Dragonheart (1996)
- Prince Valiant (1997)
- Merlin (1998)
- The Mists of Avalon (2001)
- King Arthur (2004)
- Merlin's Apprentice (2006)
- The Last Legion (2007)
- Pendragon Sword of his Father (in production 2008)
[edit] Modernization
Films whose plot "updates" or otherwise moves the legend to modern times.
- Knights of the Square Table (1917)
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
- Knightriders (1981)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- The Fisher King (1991)
- Seaview Knights (1994)
- Four Diamonds (1995)
- Kids of the Round Table (1995)
- Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996)
- Lancelot, Guardian of Time (1997)
- Arthur's Quest (1999)
- Avalon (2001)
- Fate/stay night (2004)
- Stargate SG1 Season 9 to 10 (2006 - 2007)
[edit] Films based on the Tristan legend
- Tristan et Yseut (1909)
- Tristan et Yseut (1911)
- Tristan et Yseut (1920)
- The Eternal Return (1943)
- Tristana (1970)
- Tristan et Yseut (1972)
- Tristan and Isolt aka Lovespell (1979)
- Fire and Sword (1981)
- The Woman Next Door (1981)
- Isolde (1989)
- In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
- Connemara (1989)
- Pardes (1997)
- Tristan et Yseut (2002)
- Tristan and Isolde (2006)
[edit] Connecticut Yankee
Films based on Mark Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, about a modern man/woman who travels in time to Arthur's period.
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)[1]
- A Connecticut Yankee (1931)[2]
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), a musical film starring Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming
- A Connecticut Yankee (1955 TV movie)[3]
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1970)[4]
- Unidentified Flying Oddball, also known as The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979)
- Novye prikluchenia janke pri dvore Korola Artura (1987)[5]
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989 TV movie)[6]
- A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995)[7]
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
- A Knight in Camelot (1998)
[edit] Animation
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)
- Quest for Camelot (1998)
- Tristan et Yseut (2002)
[edit] Humour
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Arthurian Film by Kevin J. Harty
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