Camelot - Der Fluch des goldenen Schwertes (1984)
Am Hofe König Arturs erscheint eines schönen Tages ein grüner Ritter, der die Ritter der Tafelrunde zu einem Spiel herausfordert: Wer von ihnen wagt es, ihm mit einem Schlag den Kopf abzuhauen, auf die Gefahr hin, bei Misslingen selbst den Kopf zu verlieren? Die Ritter entpuppen sich als Feiglinge, einzig Nachwuchsrecke Gawain will sich der Herausforderung stellen. Flugs zum Ritter geschlagen, verliert er das Spiel, weil der grüne Ritter in der Lage ist, einfach seinen abgeschlagenen Kopf wieder auf seinen Körper zu setzen. Gawain bekommt vom grünen Ritter ein Jahr Zeit, ein Rätsel zu lösen, sonst droht ihm der Tod.
Der Regisseur:
Stephen Weeks
Die Autor:
Howard C. Pen, Stephen Weeks, Philip M. Breen.
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Miles O'Keeffe as Sir Gawain |
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Cyrielle Clair as Linet |
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Leigh Lawson as Humphrey |
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Sean Connery as The Green Knight |
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Trevor Howard as The King |
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Peter Cushing as Seneschal |
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Ronald Lacey as Oswald |
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Lila Kedrova as Lady of Lyonesse |
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John Rhys-Davies as Baron Fortinbras |
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Wilfrid Brambell as Porter |
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Bruce Lidington as Sir Bertilak |
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Douglas Wilmer as The Black Knight |
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Brian Coburn as Friar Vosper |
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David Rappaport as Sage |
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Emma Sutton as Morgan La Fey |
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Thomas Heathcote as Armourer |
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John Serret as Priest |
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Mike Edmonds as Tiny Man |
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John Pierce Jones as Sergeant |
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James Windsor as 1st Recruit |
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Richardson Morgan as 2nd Recruit |
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Peter Mackriel as 3rd Recruit |
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Jerold Wells as 1st Torturer |
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Harry Jones as 2nd Torturer |
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John J. Carney as Messenger |
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Peter Firth as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice) |
| Directing | Stephen Weeks | Director |
| Writing | Howard C. Pen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stephen Weeks | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Focus Puller |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Writing | Rosemary Sutcliff | Dialogue |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Peter Hurst | Director of Photography |
| Art | Maurice Fowler | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Teddy Mason | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ron Geesin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Neil Culley | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shuna Harwood | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Régine Navaro | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Therese Burdon | Additional Dialogue |
| Editing | Richard Marden | Editor |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Editing | Barry Peters | Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Stevenson | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Cliff Culley | Visual Effects |
| Art | Derek Nice | Production Design |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Sound | Malcolm Davies | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Therese Burdon | Dialogue |
| Production | Philip M. Breen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | George Stephenson | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Philip M. Breen | Screenplay |
| Crew | Rosemary Sutcliff | Additional Dialogue |
| Production | Michael J. Kagan | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Tony Message | Sound Editor |