Lorne Cameron

Aside from the age-inappropriate casting (ALWAYS a problem in Hollywood) this is another try at the Arthurian Romance. Interesting, if flawed (the 'machine' to test the agility of the knights looks like something that might have prompted "A Knight's Tale" years later!) but notable for Richard Gere attempting to step outside his normal box.

Ah, dreamy. Sean gets to play King Arthur, Valentine is his right hand man, and Richard Gere shows up to play Lancelot. Super villain. Lovely maiden. Great casting. And who could forget the challenging machine with axes, knives, swords, and weights?

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1995 had already seen the box-office success of sword-wielding heroes in Rob Roy and Braveheart when along came this glossy revision of the Arthurian legend, in which Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond) is torn between her love for the noble King Arthur (Sean Connery) and the passionate knight Sir Lancelot (Richard Gere). As the story opens, Guinevere's lands are under attack by the evil knight Malagant (Ben Cross), and she must choose between marriage to Arthur and the security of show more Camelot, or encouraging the affections of Lancelot, who has heroically rescued her from a potentially lethal attack. Anyone looking for meticulous medieval authenticity won't find it here, but director Jerry Zucker (Ghost) keeps the action moving with exuberant spirit and glorious production values. Even if you don't completely believe Richard Gere as a somewhat too-contemporary Lancelot, the performances of Ormond and especially Connery are effortlessly appealing show less

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