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First Knight
1995
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 .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross |
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| Director | Jerry Zucker |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
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First Knight
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 of First Knight 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 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. --Jeff Shannon
| Starring | Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, Liam Cunningham, Christopher Villiers |
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| Director | Jerry Zucker |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 8 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 8 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 8 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures, 100 Swords and Sandals Films |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Russian |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 Jan 2012 To Rent: DVD: 10 Apr 2004 Blu-ray: 05 May 2008 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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This is less the medieval epic it attempts to be, and closer in spirit to A Yankee in King Arthur's Court, thanks to Gere's American gigolo masquerading as Lancelot; it lacks passion and there is no feeling that anything is worth fighting or dying
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- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:37
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King Arthur's always cool
I can't believe this is the first review of this film! There's some great stuff here - swashbuckling, old school honour among knights, sweet justice and... read more »
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- 03 Jun 2004 at 14:04
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The first knight
This is a great love story and romantic. Great for men, women and children to watch. It has historical knowlege about king arther and the round table....but did... read more »
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historic
Good script and mostly talking about the history did like the effects and plus the costumes and can be watched with family members.
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The WORST version of King Arthur
Another movie I'd seen before, and, on returning to it, realised how bad it was. It looks like almost the entire film was done with stage sets. The story is... read more »
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First Knight - Blu-ray
Guinevere of Leonesse has agreed to marry King Arthur if his army will protect her country from the evil Malavant. Despite this she is very much in love with him and all bodes well for the future. One day, however, a rogue called Lancelot, the perfect warrior, appears on the scene and steals her ...
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First Knight
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 ...
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