| The Black Knight | |
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| Directed by | Tay Garnett |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Albert R. Broccoli |
| Written by | Alec Coppel |
| Starring | Alan Ladd Peter Cushing Harry Andrews |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Editing by | Gordon Pilkington |
| Studio | Warwick Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 28 October 1954 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Black Knight is a 1954 film starring Alan Ladd as the title character and Peter Cushing and Patrick Troughton as two conspirators attempting to overthrow King Arthur.[1] It is the last of Ladd's trilogy with Warwick Films, the other's being The Red Beret and Hell Below Zero based on Hammond Innes' book The White South.
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John (Alan Ladd), a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet (Patricia Medina), daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland (Harry Andrews), so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country. However, his thoughts are not only on the protection of England when the good Lady Linet becomes threatened. When conspirators within Camelot plan to use the "Vikings" to overthrow King Arthur, the Black Knight is branded a traitor.[2]
A lot of footage from this film was re-used in the lower-budget, 1963 matinee film Siege of the Saxons, which is also about a plot in Arthurian times. Even the outrageous signature armor of the Black Knight reappears for continuity's sake.
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