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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 .. Read more

Starring	Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross
Director	Jerry Zucker
Genres	Action/Adventure, Romance

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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
- 29727
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:37
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- - 7
  - 2
  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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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Andy Simons
  - Folkestone, England
  - 03 Jun 2004 at 14:04
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- - 0
  - 0
  brilliant film
  
  more of a romance than a historic film, but its still good.
  
  defo one that all the romantics out there will love.
  
  all star cast and lots of... read more »
  
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- 1103533
- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 18 Mar 2012 at 07:52
- - 0
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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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- 967434
- - Rosaline
  - 7 reviews
  - Hull
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 13:32
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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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  - Whitehaven
  - 07 Jun 2009 at 15:07
- - 0
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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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  - Edinburgh
  - 26 May 2009 at 14:38
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  loved it
  
  i loved it.i watched this film 3 times 2 years ago and now i m watching it again
  
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- - nawzad
  - 1 review
  - Croydon
  - 02 Apr 2009 at 11:57
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  Fisrtly, don't
  
  Some reviewers have been kind, I, However, will save you the pain, if you trust my judgement, that is; absolute twaddle, unbelievable, cardboard heroes and ... read more »
  
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  - Morpeth
  - 10 Mar 2009 at 21:04
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  First s***e
  
  I can't remember why I put this film on my list but it was probably two of the longest hours of my life. I have a deep appreciation of bad films, but this ... read more »
  
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  - Cheltenham
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 12:53
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  Good old fashioned fun
  
  It was a pleasure to see a really good quality old fashioned(in a good way!) exciting family film. Fabulous acting by Sean Connery (of course), Richard Gere ... read more »
  
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  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 05 Oct 2008 at 20:16
- - 1
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  First Knight
  
  There's a couple of hours of my life I'll never get back
  
  Utter crud!
  
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  - Hatfield
  - 17 Jul 2008 at 22:44
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  Customer Review
  
  Firstly, can I just correct "A Customer" who has a very low opinion of this movie.
  
  Can I point out that it is supposed to take place in the... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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- - 7
  - 2
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 6971
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Andy Simons
  - Folkestone, England
  - 03 Jun 2004 at 14:04
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  Good old fashioned knight in shining armour jaunt.
  
  Sean Connery as ever gives a splendid performance as the elderly Arthur.Lots of clashing of swords and the dastardly bad guy gets his rightful due fate in the ... read more »
  
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  - cheshire .UK
  - 12 Jan 2005 at 21:30
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  Really well made on the real story line! ****
  
  I really enjoyed watching this film it was actually made on the true story of King Arthur, I don't usually like films that are made around the facts but are... read more »
  
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- - frankie
  - Basildon, England
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 23:09
- - 1
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  First Knight
  
  There's a couple of hours of my life I'll never get back
  
  Utter crud!
  
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  - Hatfield
  - 17 Jul 2008 at 22:44
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  A fantastic fantasy ...
  
  A fantastic fantasy love story. The tears were rolling with this one. Beautiful scenery. Stunning performances from the old favourites.Richard Gere and 007 Sean... read more »
  
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- 32231
- - Gabyandthegang#1
  - BASILDON
  - 03 Apr 2004 at 23:32
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  - 0
  Not So Good
  
  In fact, I found Richard Gere as Lancelot is a prime example of terrible casting. he acted this one the same as most of his other films, i.e. wooden and ... read more »
  
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- - Bill
  - Elgin
  - 16 May 2005 at 10:51
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  great arthur
  
  excellent film about king arthur legend connery and ormond are excellent.
  
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- - david campbell
  - troon scotland
  - 07 Jun 2005 at 20:12
- - 0
  - 0
  So slow!
  
  This film is overly long and takes forever to get into its swing. Also, Richard Gere as Sir Lancelot? A very strange choice indeed. Though Sean Connery was ... read more »
  
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- 241570
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 08 May 2006 at 11:41
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  First Knight (1994)
  
  Well it is not faithful to the story of Arthur and the costumes, lighting and settings were all modern. The story itself was well done... read more »
  
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- - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 21 Jun 2006 at 12:14
- - 0
  - 0
  First Knight.
  
  First Knight - it's a while since I have seen this movie starring Sean Connery and Richard Gere, however it seemed to be a pretty average romantic adventure... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 26 Apr 2007 at 11:15

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Critics' reviews
- 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
- 29727
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:37
- This expensive, star-heavy retake on the Arthurian legend works well enough as Hollywood Gothic hokum: Connery is his... read more on Time Out
- 42806
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13

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  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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  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 ...