A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Based On the book by Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix. Based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) by Mark Twain, the film is about a mechanic in 1912 who bumps his head and finds himself in Arthurian Britain in 528, where he is befriended by a knight and gains power by judicious use of technology. When he falls in love with the king's niece, her fiancé Sir Lancelot takes exception, and when he meddles in the politics of the kingdom, trouble ensues. Filmed from October to December 1947, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court was released on April 22, 1949, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Release date:

April 22, 1949

Director:

Tay Garnett, Robert Fellows

Cast:

Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix, Henry Wilcoxon

Genre:

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy, Musical, Medieval

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1949 in adaptations