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Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

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King Arthur
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Lancelot
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Guinevere
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Prince Malagant
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Agravaine
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Sir Kay
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Sir Patrise
Colin McCormack ...
Sir Mador
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Ralf
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Oswald
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Peter, King's Stableman
Jane Robbins ...
Elise
Jean Marie Coffey ...
Petronella
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Mark
Tom Lucy ...
Sir Sagramore
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Sir Tor
Robert Gwyn Davin ...
Sir Gawaine
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Sir Carados
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Sir Gaheris
Daniel Naprous ...
Sir Amant
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Sir Gareth
Paul Bentall ...
Jacob
Jonty Miller ...
Gauntlet Man
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Mark's Wife
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Challenger
Jeffery Dench ...
Elder
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Elder
Oliver Lewis ...
Marauder
Wolf Christian ...
Marauder
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Marauder
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Guard
Eric Stone ...
Guard
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Young Lancelot
Albie Woodington ...
Scout
Richard Claxton ...
Child
Dido Miles ...
Grateful Woman
Michael Hodgson ...
Young Man in Crowd
Susannah Corbett ...
Young Woman in Crowd
Susan Breslau ...
Wedding Guest
Kate Zucker ...
Flower Girl
Bob Zucker ...
Little Boy with Birds
Charlotte Zucker ...
Bread Vendor
Burton Zucker ...
Bread Vendor (as Burt Zucker)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlotte Barwick ...
Peasent (uncredited)
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Unidentified Role (uncredited)
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Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Kenneth W Caravan ...
Nobelman - Villager (uncredited)
Simon Collins ...
Armed Town's Folk (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Rick (ii) Davy ...
Marauder (uncredited)
Michael Dickins ...
Village Fighter (uncredited)
Tim Faraday ...
Keeper (uncredited)
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Bearded Villager (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Jonathan Hackett ...
Villager (uncredited)
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Centurian (uncredited)
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Knight (uncredited)
Leslie Maier ...
Wedding Guest #2 (uncredited)
Richard Bellamy Nunn ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Derek Pykett ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Antonio Rochira ...
Marauder (uncredited)
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Action Knight in Opening (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jerry Zucker ... (directed by)

Written by

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Lorne Cameron ... (story) &
David Hoselton ... (story) and
William Nicholson ... (story)
 
William Nicholson ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Hunt Lowry ... producer (produced by)
Kathryn J. McDermott ... associate producer
Gil Netter ... executive producer
Eric Rattray ... executive producer
Janet Zucker ... executive producer
Jerry Zucker ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Adam Greenberg ... director of photography

Editing by

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Walter Murch ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Dan Farrell ... first assistant editor (as Daniel Farrell)
Dale E. Grahn ... color timer
Derrick Mitchell ... first assistant editor
Joe Woo Jr. ... associate film editor
Kimberly Adams ... apprentice editor (uncredited)
Tom Barrett ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Catherine Chase ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mary Selway ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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John Box ... (production design by)

Art Direction by

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Robert W. Laing ... supervising art director (as Bob Laing)
Giles Masters
Stephen Scott
Michael White ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Malcolm Stone

Costume Design by

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Nanà Cecchi

Makeup Department

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Dave Elsey ... make up effects supervisor
Lou Elsey ... make up effects supervisor
Juliana Mendes ... assistant makeup artist (as Juliana Ebden)
Peter Robb-King ... makeup artist
Jane Royle ... chief makeup artist
Elaine Short ... hair stylist
Jules Chapman ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Caroline Greenough ... daily makeup artist (uncredited)
Siân Miller ... makeup artist: dailies (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hunt Lowry ... unit production manager
Alexander De Grunwald ... production supervisor (uncredited)
Chantal Feghali ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Chris Carreras ... assistant director
Jamie Christopher ... second assistant director
Sara Desmond ... third assistant director: 2nd unit
Robert Grayson ... third assistant director
Cliff Lanning ... key second assistant director
Mark Layton ... second assistant director: second unit
Terry Madden ... first assistant director: second unit
Josh Robertson ... second second assistant director
Richard Styles ... additional assistant director
Richard Whelan ... second assistant director
Arthur Wooster ... second unit director
Geoff Dibben ... co-second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dave Coldham ... hod plasterer: Credited
Steven Michael ... scenic artist
Martin Moran ... plasterer
Simon Needham ... prop designer
Robert Park ... carpenter
Graham Patmore ... carpenter
Bob Walker ... hod decor and lettering artist
Jamie White ... carpenter
Dominic Ackland-Snow ... carpenter (uncredited)
Alex Aitken ... plasterer (uncredited)
Ted Ambrose ... senior draughtsman (uncredited)
Martin Asbury ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
George Ball ... property master (uncredited)
Amanda Bernstein ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Pierre Bohanna ... supervising modeler (uncredited)
Mick Chubbock ... plasterer (uncredited)
Dean Coldham ... chargehand plasterer (uncredited)
Peter Dorme ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Tony Graysmark ... construction manager (uncredited)
Kevin Harris ... Model Maker (uncredited)
Steve Harris ... carpenter (uncredited)
Alan Hausmann ... carpenter (uncredited)
Darren Holland ... construction stagehand (uncredited)
Brian Humphrey ... chargehand dressing propman (uncredited)
Michael Law ... carpenter (uncredited)
Peter Mann ... constructor (uncredited)
Ginger McCarthy ... construction rigger (uncredited)
Ron Nicholls ... stagehand (uncredited)
Ray Norris ... carpenter (uncredited)
Steve Payne ... stand-by props (uncredited)
Jean Peyre ... senior draughtsman (uncredited)
Graeme Purdy ... chargehand standby propman (uncredited)
Richard Roberts ... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
John Rose ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Bryn Siddall ... property buyer (uncredited)
Martin Smith ... gardener (uncredited)
Julian Walker ... decor and lettering artist (uncredited)
David Warren ... art department assistant (uncredited)
William Wells ... stagehand (uncredited)
Bradley Woodbridge ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Ulrika Akander ... adr editor
Beth Bergeron ... adr editor
Noah Blough ... sound editor
Richard Burton ... sound editor
John T. Cucci ... foley artist (as John Cucci)
Alison Fisher ... sound editor
Christopher Flick ... foley supervisor
Gary Gegan ... re-recording mixer
Matthew Iadarola ... re-recording mixer
Laura P. Krasnow ... assistant adr editor
Tricia Linklater ... assistant sound editor
Ian MacGregor-Scott ... sound editor
Michael Magill ... sound editor
Cindy Marty ... sound editor
Thomas P. McNamara ... assistant sound editor
John Morris ... supervising sound editor
Walter Murch ... re-recording mixer
Paul Parsons ... first assistant sound editor (as Paul Camy-Parsons)
John Samworth ... boom operator
Alicia Stevenson ... foley artist
David F. Van Slyke ... sound editor (as David Van Slyke)
Ed Callahan ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Colin Charles ... sound editor (uncredited)
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer (uncredited)
John Hughes ... sound (uncredited)
Fred Peck III ... foley recordist (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Gary Cohen ... senior special effects technician
George Gibbs ... special effects
Joe Bullen ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Dave Chagouri ... prop maker (uncredited)
Jason Chalmers ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Simon Cockren ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Jim Davey ... scanning and recording (uncredited)
Paul Dimmer ... special effects technician (uncredited)
John Evans ... special effects floor supervisor (uncredited)
Dan Frye ... propmaker (uncredited)
Terry Glass ... special effects floor supervisor: 2nd unit (uncredited)
Alan Hedgcock ... special effects makeup (uncredited)
Mathew Horton ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Digby Milner ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Cliff Wallace ... special effects makeup (uncredited)
David Watkins ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
David j Watson ... special effects trainee (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Alan Church ... optical cameraman
Mitchell S. Drain ... supervising digital artist: CRC
Dennis Lowe ... visual effects supervisor
Mark Nettleton ... senior compositor
Robert Baldino ... scanning and recording engineer (uncredited)
Nicholas Brooks ... visual effects (uncredited)
John Decker ... blue screen unit (uncredited)
Doug Ferris ... matte artist (uncredited)
Rocco Gioffre ... matte artist (uncredited)
José Granell ... model unit supervisor (uncredited)
Kevin Harris ... model maker (uncredited)
Ed Hawkins ... digital artist (uncredited)
Antony Hunt ... executive producer: The Magic Camera Company (uncredited)
Sharon Lark ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Kim Libreri ... chief technology officer (uncredited)
Sue Rowe ... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Marc Scott ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Joseph Thomas ... digital tracking (uncredited)
Courtney Vanderslice ... head of production: Cinesite (uncredited)
Pete Williams ... scanning and recording manager (uncredited)
Aviv Yaron ... data operator: Cinesite (uncredited)
Craig Zerouni ... digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Kim Billings ... stunts
Georges Branche ... stunts
Ken Buckle ... stunts
Terry Cade ... stunts
Graeme Crowther ... stunts
Steve Dent ... stunts
Jamie Edgell ... stunts
Sarah Franzl ... stunts
Joss Gower ... stunts
Steve Griffin ... stunts
Paul Heasman ... stunts
Lyndon S. Hellewell ... stunts (as Lyndon Stuart Hellewell)
Paul Herbert ... stunts
Nick Hobbs ... stunts
Sy Hollands ... stunts
Billy Horrigan ... stunts
Rowley Irlam ... stunts
Paul Jennings ... stunts
Jazzer Jeyes ... stunts
Vincent Keane ... stunts
Dianne Kelly ... stunts
Eddie Kidd ... stunts
Simone Le Lievre ... stunts
Les Maryon ... stunts
Peter Miles ... stunts
Gerard Naprous ... stunts
Adrian O'Neil ... stunts
Nigel Oliver ... stunts
Miguel Pedregosa ... stunts
Eric Petch ... stunts
Andreas Petrides ... stunts
Dinny Powell ... stunt coordinator
Gary Powell ... stunts
Greg Powell ... stunt coordinator
Nosher Powell ... stunts
Dane Rawlins ... stunts
José María Serrano ... stunts
Lee Sheward ... stunts
Mark Southworth ... stunts
Terry Walsh ... stunts
David Ware ... stunts
Peter White ... stunts
Nick Wilkinson ... stunts
Riky Ash ... stunts (uncredited)
Chris Carey ... stunt rider (uncredited)
Marc Cass ... stunts (uncredited)
Jonathan Cohen ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Ray De-Haan ... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Delmar ... stunts (uncredited)
Nrinder Dhudwar ... stunts (uncredited)
Mark Henson ... stunts (uncredited)
Sy Hollands ... stunt double: Julia Ormond (uncredited)
Sean McCabe ... stunts (uncredited)
Royston Munt ... horse stunt (uncredited)
Robert Patton ... stunts (uncredited)
Phillip Van Dyke ... stunts (uncredited)
Steen Young ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Fred Brown ... electrician
Chuck Finch ... gaffer
Philip George ... drone pilot
Gordon Hayman ... camera operator
Martin Hume ... camera operator: second unit
Billy Merrell ... best boy
Tim Ross ... camera operator
Micky Wilson ... gaffer: second unit
Robert Binnall ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Paul Borg ... electrician (uncredited)
Harry Eckford ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Mark 'Rocky' Evans ... electrician (uncredited)
Kenny Groom ... focus puller (uncredited)
Scott Holland ... video assistant (uncredited)
Gifford Hooper ... aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Cedric James ... focus puller (uncredited)
John Lake ... electrician (uncredited)
Dean Morrish ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ian Murray ... rigger (uncredited)
Mike Valentine ... underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Sophia Wellington ... camera trainee (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Marianne I. van Abbe ... background artist (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Suzy Freeman ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Graham Churchyard ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Ken Crouch ... costume supervisor (uncredited)
Gordon Harmer ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Stephen Kill ... costume maker (uncredited)
Jo Korer ... costumer (uncredited)
Marcus Love-McGuirk ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Allan James ... location manager: Wales
Aron Clayton ... location assistant (uncredited)
Bill Darby ... location manager: Wales (uncredited)
Teresa Darby ... location manager: second unit, Wales (uncredited)

Music Department

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Alexander Courage ... orchestrator
Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo ... assistant music editor
Paul Salamunovich ... conductor: Los Angeles Master Chorale
Richard Altenbach ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dale Anderson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Philip Ayling ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Rick Baptist ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Rebecca Barr ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Timothy Barr ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Russell Bartmus ... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Margaret Batjer ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Mark Beasom ... score vocalist (uncredited)
Steve Becknell ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Emily Bernstein ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Bill Booth ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Bruce Botnick ... music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Gary Bovyer ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Nicole Bush ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Darius Campo ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Lily Ho Chen ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ron Clark ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jon Clarke ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Gary Coleman ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Tony Cooke ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Rose Corrigan ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... music contractor (uncredited)
Mario De Leon ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Drew Dembowski ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Greg Dennen ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Burnette Dillon ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Carol Drake ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Earl Dumler ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Timothy Eckert ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Steve Edelman ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson ... musician: bass (uncredited)
John Ellis ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Mark Eshelman ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Alan Estes ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Charles H. Everett ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Ewart ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Feves ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Marlo Fisher ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Ron Folsom ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rob Frear ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Armen Garabedian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Berj Garabedian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rick Gerding ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Julie Gigante ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Daniel Gold ... music prep (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Gregory T. Goodall ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Keith Greene ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Greenfield ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Alan Grunfeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rowena Hammill ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Clayton Haslop ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tamara Hatwan ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Scott Haupert ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Todd Hemmenway ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Carrie Holzman-Little ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Judith Johnson ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Patricia Johnson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Karen Jones ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Kanter ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Roland Kato ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Carol Kleister-Castillo ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Connie Kupka ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Timothy Landauer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Bill Lane ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael Lang ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Leslie Lashinsky ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Roger Lebow ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dimitrie Leivici ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dane Little ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Charlie Loper ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
David Low ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Norman Ludwin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Warren Luening ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Andy Malloy ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Rene Mandel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Liane Mautner ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Don McInnes ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Susan McLean ... score recordist (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Ed Meares ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Todd Miller ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Victoria Miskolczy ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Ralph Morrison ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Kenneth Munday ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Charles Nennecker ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Maria Newman ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Barbara Northcutt ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Mike Nowak ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Robin Olson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sid Page ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Claudia Parducci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Norman Pearson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Andrew Picken ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Conrad Pope ... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Katia Popov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sue Ranney ... musician: bass (uncredited)
John Reynolds ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Rafael Rishik ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Susan Rishik ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jay Rosen ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Anatoly Rosinsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Robin Ross ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Self ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
David Shostac ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... concertmaster (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Kurt Snyder ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Speltz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
John Steinmetz ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Nancy Sulahian ... score vocalist (uncredited)
Bill Talbott ... scoring technician (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
George Thatcher ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Mari Tsumura ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Joann Turovsky ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ian Walker ... musician: bass (uncredited)
James Walker ... musician: flute (uncredited)
John Walz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dave Washburn ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Roger Wilkie ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Don Williams ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Margaret Wooten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Phillip Yao ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul J. Zibits ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Mihail Zinovyev ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Angela Allen ... script supervisor
June Randall ... script supervisor
Caroline Sax ... script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

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Hector Salomon ... driver
Mark Davies ... driver: Hunt Lowry (uncredited)
'Chico' Hernandez ... driver (uncredited)
Barry Stevenson ... unit bus driver (uncredited)
Gerry Turner ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Bob Anderson ... sword master
Susan d'Arcy ... unit publicist
Steve Dent ... horse master
Simon Downes ... floor runner
Mark Ryan ... assistant sword master
Rebecca West ... Publicity Assistant
Charles Bodycomb ... armorer (uncredited)
Dale Clarke ... assistant armorer (uncredited)
Laurence Edwards ... trainee crane technician (uncredited)
David Hummel ... production assistant (uncredited)
Mark Ivie ... assistant swordmaster: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Marianne Jenkins ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Abbe Lanning ... stand-in: Julia Ormond (uncredited)
David Lanphier Jr. ... production assistant (uncredited)
Zack Milan ... stand-in (uncredited)
Juanlo Prada Garrudo ... trainee (uncredited)
Chris Warren ... video coordinator (uncredited)
Pam Weaver ... animal handler (uncredited)
Heron White ... horseman/rider (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

After King Arthur of Camelot has fought several wars which has led to peace and justice for his land, he is turning his attention to thoughts of marriage, his chosen one being Lady Guinevere, who has become head of neighboring Leonesse following the death of her father. Peace and justice for Arthur and Guinevere are short lived as Prince Malagant, one of the knights of the round table, wants Camelot for himself and King Arthur deposed. Many in the land follow Malagant, whose quest also involves marauding Leonesse. As the King's betrothed, Guinevere becomes Malagant's target in achieving both of his goals. Meanwhile, Lancelot is a free-living peasant who often makes his way through life by demonstrations of his sword fighting prowess. His skill is largely due to his ability to assess his opponents, and not fear dying. On Malagant's first attempt at abducting Guinevere, Lancelot, by happenstance, is there to save her. He falls in love with her at first sight. Although attracted to the man who saved her, Guinevere cannot think of any other man in the lead up to her marriage to Arthur. Because of his attraction to Guinevere, Lancelot becomes involved in the battles between Malagant and Arthur in Lancelot doing whatever needed to keep Guinevere safe. As these battles brew and as Arthur becomes indebted to Lancelot for saving Guinevere at the possible expense of his own life, Guinevere cannot help but fall for Lancelot, resulting in a romantic triangle comprised of Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot, a triangle of which Arthur is unaware. Written by Huggo

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Taglines An Empire Lies in the Balance. See more »
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Also Known As
  • True Knight (Japan, English title)
  • Lancelot : Le Premier Chevalier (France)
  • Lancelot (France)
  • Der erste Ritter (Germany)
  • El primer caballero (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Box Office

Budget $55,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $10,900,000
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $127,600,435

Did You Know?

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Trivia Unlike many of the previous Arthurian films that drew to greater or lesser extent from Sir Thomas Malory's (1415-1471) "Le Morte d'Arthur," this film clearly drew from the romances written by French poet Chrétien de Troyes (1130-1191), who actually invented the character of Lancelot. See more »
Goofs When Prince Malagant lays his sword on the round table, he doesn't pick it up when he leaves. That was intentional, a sign of his resignation. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in First Knight/Party Girl/Species/Batman: Mask of the Phantasm/Il Postino (1995). See more »
Quotes King Arthur: May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.
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