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Camelot Reviews

1967

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A musical adaptation of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table. Songs include: 'If Ever I Would Leave You', 'How To Handle A Woman' and 'Then You May Take Me To The Fair'. Music directors include Ken Darby and Alfred Newman. Music and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Edward Carere and Frederick Loewe. Read more

Starring	Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings
Director	Joshua Logan
Genres	Music/Musical

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- A film version of a long-running Broadway show with many excellent moments. Unfortunately the director cannot make up his mind whether to go for style or realism, and has chosen actors who cannot sing. The result is cluttered and overlong, with no real se
- 29915
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 4
  - 1
  DO NOT SEE
  
  Having strained to watch most of this movie i eventually gave in. This is terrible. all the main cast do their best with the material but this musical of one of... read more »
  
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- 12092
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - NEWCASTLE
  - 24 Jul 2004 at 14:48
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- - 0
  - 0
  Once there was a spot
  
  An exercise in how to stage a musical with principals who can't sing, Richard Harris as King Arthur and Vanessa Redgrave as Guinevere try and Franco Nero as... read more »
  
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- 931976
- - Donensian
  - 100 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 15 Oct 2010 at 17:57
- - 0
  - 0
  CAMELOT
  
  CAMELOT is an old-time epic Hollywood musical. It is also dreadfully boring. I much preferred JOHN BOORMAN's film EXCALIBUR (1981).
  
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- - MAXIMILIAN
  - 154 reviews
  - BURNHAM
  - 15 Mar 2009 at 12:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Ouch!
  
  What a pile of plop.
  
  I am embarrised to have rented this crock of...
  
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- 642618
- - Babsy
  - 49 reviews
  - Reading
  - 12 Oct 2008 at 12:04
- - 0
  - 0
  not bad
  
  not too bad a film but not great i would say its a rainy day film.
  
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- 596458
- - nikki28
  - 48 reviews
  - Whitby
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 13:55
- - 0
  - 0
  camelot
  
  music good story fair to legend
  
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- - ricky
  - 360 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 13 Nov 2007 at 12:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Get the original broadway soundtrack
  
  And imagine what it must have been like done properly. The first act oughtto be fairly light and almost a gentle spoof but no one told the cast.Vanessa Redgrave... read more »
  
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- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland
  - 05 May 2007 at 20:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Terrible
  
  Musicals are the lowest common denominator of films. Despite the solid performance from Ms Redgrave this film was truely dire. Excalibur really is the only ... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 02 Jan 2007 at 22:36
- - 1
  - 0
  A bit dated....
  
  I enjoyed this very much as a child but watching it again the other day..it looked tinny and dated.The songs are well known but they stretch to rhyme a bit and ... read more »
  
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- 254214
- - a customer
  - London
  - 13 Jun 2006 at 20:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Show
  
  Great Film, I have seen the Show 'Camelot' a few times which I have always enjoyed. However the film is able to have so much more visual effects. ... read more »
  
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- 221402
- - a customer
  - England
  - 20 Mar 2006 at 12:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Wonderful begining!
  
  Ive watched this film a few times and without fail love the begining and then get bored and do something else.
  
  Its such a shame because the ... read more »
  
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- 125959
- - a customer
  - Cumbria
  - 21 Jul 2005 at 14:22
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- - 4
  - 1
  DO NOT SEE
  
  Having strained to watch most of this movie i eventually gave in. This is terrible. all the main cast do their best with the material but this musical of one of... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 12092
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - NEWCASTLE
  - 24 Jul 2004 at 14:48
- - 1
  - 0
  A bit dated....
  
  I enjoyed this very much as a child but watching it again the other day..it looked tinny and dated.The songs are well known but they stretch to rhyme a bit and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 254214
- - a customer
  - London
  - 13 Jun 2006 at 20:32
- - 3
  - 3
  Classic
  
  What a gem, a classic of the movie musical.
  
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- 89296
- - Ronnee
  - Brighton
  - 06 Apr 2005 at 16:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Wonderful begining!
  
  Ive watched this film a few times and without fail love the begining and then get bored and do something else.
  
  Its such a shame because the ... read more »
  
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- 125959
- - a customer
  - Cumbria
  - 21 Jul 2005 at 14:22
- - 0
  - 0
  this is the cartoon version
  
  Dont be fooled...this is the cartoon version and a poor one at that .not that i bothered with it.Remastered? 175mins? NOT!!
  
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- 134153
- - Anonymous
  - coventry
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 11:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Show
  
  Great Film, I have seen the Show 'Camelot' a few times which I have always enjoyed. However the film is able to have so much more visual effects. ... read more »
  
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- 221402
- - a customer
  - England
  - 20 Mar 2006 at 12:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Terrible
  
  Musicals are the lowest common denominator of films. Despite the solid performance from Ms Redgrave this film was truely dire. Excalibur really is the only ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 398404
- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 02 Jan 2007 at 22:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Get the original broadway soundtrack
  
  And imagine what it must have been like done properly. The first act oughtto be fairly light and almost a gentle spoof but no one told the cast.Vanessa Redgrave... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 436918
- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland
  - 05 May 2007 at 20:01
- - 0
  - 0
  camelot
  
  music good story fair to legend
  
  Report this review
- 493987
- - ricky
  - 360 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 13 Nov 2007 at 12:10
- - 0
  - 0
  not bad
  
  not too bad a film but not great i would say its a rainy day film.
  
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- 596458
- - nikki28
  - 48 reviews
  - Whitby
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 13:55

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  A musical adaptation of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table. Songs include: 'If Ever I Would Leave You', 'How To Handle A Woman' and 'Then You May Take Me To The Fair'. Music directors include Ken Darby and Alfred Newman. Music and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Edward Carere ...