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Knights of the Round Table

Based On the book by Thomas Malory

Knights of the Round Table is a 1953 British adventure historical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in England and Ireland. Directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman, it was the first film in CinemaScope made by the studio. The screenplay was by Talbot Jennings, Jan Lustig and Noel Langley from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, first published in 1485 by William Caxton. The film was the second in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring Robert Taylor, coming between Ivanhoe (1952) and The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955).

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Release date:
1953
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Cast:
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Stanley Baker, Laurence Harvey
Genre:
Action, Medieval
Country:
United States, United Kingdom
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of Le Morte d'Arthur
The Book · 1485

Le Morte d'Arthur

Thomas Malory

★ 3.4 / 5 19 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Knights of the Round Table
The Film · 1953

Knights of the Round Table

Richard Thorpe

★ 6.2 / 10 4,511 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 468 years after publication.

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