List of films based on Arthurian legend
Films based on the Arthurian legend are many and varied. They can be divided into several broad categories:
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) (1949)
- 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)
- Siege of the Saxons (1963)
- Camelot (1967)
- Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
- Lancelot du Lac (1974)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- Perceval le Gallois (1978)
- Parzival (1980)
- Excalibur (1981)
- Parsifal (1982) (a film version of the performance of the Wagner opera by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg)
- 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)
- Merlin and the Sword (aka Arthur the King),TV movie (1982,aired 1985)
- Les Chevaliers de la table ronde (1990)
- Ginevra (1992)
- Guinevere (1994)
- First Knight (1995)
- Prince Valiant (1997)
- The Mists of Avalon (2001)
- King Arthur (2004)
- The Last Legion (2007)
- Pendragon: Sword of His Father (2008)
- Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008)
- Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009)
- Choir of Camelot (2009)
- Arthur & Merlin (2015)
- Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur (2016)
Modernization
Productions 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)
- The Fisher King (1991)
- Seaview Knights (1994)
- The Four Diamonds (1995)
- Kids of the Round Table (1995)
- Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996)
- Lancelot, Guardian of Time (1997)
- The Excalibur Kid (1999)
- Arthur's Quest (1999)
- Merlin the Return (2000)
- Avalon (2001)
- Stargate SG-1 Season 9 to 10 (2006–2007)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
- Avalon High (TV 2010)
Television series
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–57)
- Arthur of the Britons (1972-1973)
- The Legend of King Arthur (BBC TV series, 1979)
- Mr. Merlin (1981–82)
- Doctor Who Battlefield (1988-1989)
- Merlin (1998)
- The Mists of Avalon (2001)
- Kaamelott (2005–2009)
- Merlin's Apprentice (2006)
- Merlin (BBC TV series, 2008–2012)
- Camelot (TV series) (Starz) (2010 - 2011)
- Het huis Anubis en de vijf van het magische zwaard (dutch nickelodeon serie) (2010 - 2011)
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)
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)
- A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), a musical film starring Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming
- A Connecticut Yankee (1955 TV movie)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1970)
- Unidentified Flying Oddball, also known as The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979)
- New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1988)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989 TV movie)
- Army of Darkness (1992)
- A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995)
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
- A Knight in Camelot (1998)
- Black Knight (2001)
Animation
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table - Australian animated cartoon series of the late 1960s
- A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)
- King Arthur - Japanese animated cartoon series (1979-1980)
- Merlin and the Dragons (1991)
- The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1994)
- King Arthur & the Knights of Justice (1992–1993)
- Blazing Dragons (Animated TV series, 1996-1998)
- Quest for Camelot (1998)
- Tristan et Yseut (2002)
- Gargoyles (1994-1997)
Humour
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- Blazing Dragons (1996-1998)
- Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land (2002)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
See also
- Lists of movie source material
External links
- Arthurian Film by Kevin J. Harty
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