First Knight [1995 film] (1995)

by Jerry Zucker (Director), Lorne Cameron (Story), David Hoselton (Screenwriter), William Nicholson (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Sean Connery (Actor), Ben Cross, Richard Gere (Actor), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Julia Ormond (Actor)

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This is a new vision of King Arthur's Camelot. A vision of battles, courage, of the undeniable love that brought an entire kingdom to its knees ... and the undying passion that made it live forever.

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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. (

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GibsonGirl | Aug 24, 2013 |

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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kathyj | Mar 21, 2007 |

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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 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

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Zucker, Jerry	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Cameron, Lorne	Story	main author	all editions	confirmed
Hoselton, David	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Nicholson, William	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Connery, Sean	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cross, Ben	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gere, Richard	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Goldsmith, Jerry	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ormond, Julia	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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First Knight / Robin and Marian by Jerry Zucker

First Knight / Knight's Tale, a - Set by Heath Ledger

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First Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick

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First Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith

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