England is racked with war. Arthur Pendragon (Mel Ferrer) and his half-sister rival Morgan LeFay (Anne Crawford) are led by sorcerer Merlin to Excalibur, a sword stuck in a pedestal. Morgan's champion Modred (Stanley Baker) fails to pull it out but Arthur does it without effort. Morgan and his men stalk Arthur who is traveling to the Circle of Stones to claim his kingship and unite the warring tribes. French Knight Lancelot (Robert Taylor) is traveling to offer his services to Arthur. After defeating Modred, Arthur claims the kingdom. Later, Lancelot rescues Guinevere (Ava Gardner) who marries Arthur.
It's a marriage of the Arthurian legend with an old English production. The bright colors and the haughty acting reminds me of an even older era of cinema. The production is grand. This story skips along but moves along at a snail's pace. It is a grinding costume drama adventure where the great ingredients add up to less than the total.
It's a marriage of the Arthurian legend with an old English production. The bright colors and the haughty acting reminds me of an even older era of cinema. The production is grand. This story skips along but moves along at a snail's pace. It is a grinding costume drama adventure where the great ingredients add up to less than the total.