After the arranged marriage of Arthur (Richard Harris) and Guinevere (Vanessa Redgrave), the king gathers the noble knights of the realm to his Round Table. The dashing and stalwart Lancelot (Franco Nero) joins, but soon finds himself enraptured by the lovely Guinevere. When Arthur's illegitimate son, Mordred (David Hemmings), reappears in the kingdom and outs the secret lovers, Arthur finds himself trapped by his own rules into taking action against his wife and closest friend.
Discussion Date
April 3
Discussion Time
7:00 pm
Location
Virtual Event
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movie details
starring
Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero
creative team
Directed by Joshua Logan
Music composed by: Frederick Loewe, Alfred Newman
run time
3 hours
where to stream
Prime Video ($)
Film Introductions
by Bill Rudman
Once Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot, after a rocky start, became a Broadway smash in 1961, it was inevitable there would be a film version.
But who could have predicted that Alan Jay Lerner’s screenplay would dig deeper into the tale that is, after all, the major British epic? Or that stars Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero would contribute incandescent performances? Or that director Josh Logan would settle for nothing less than a film of true beauty?
This movie has its detractors, but I’m not one of them. And I’m asking you to take a new look—because going beyond the Arthur-Guenevere-Lancelot love triangle, this is a story
about the importance of democracy. That theme could hardly be more relevant in today’s America.
So join co-host Barbara Vitcosky and me on April 3 for the online discussion after you’ve had a chance to catch my intro and spend three hours taking in a musical that is, shall we say, epic.
How the Program Works
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