The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Ar... Read allThe story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total
- Sir Geoffrey
- (uncredited)
- Priest
- (uncredited)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDavid Hemmings didn't sing at all in the movie, despite being the only trained singer in the cast.
- GoofsPellinore appears in the background of Arthur and Guinevere's wedding. Arthur doesn't meet him until later in the film.
- Quotes
King Arthur: [singing] Don't let it be forgot / That once there was a spot / For one brief shining moment / That was known as Camelot!
- Alternate versionsThe "30th Anniversary Edition", released on video in 1997, features the original sound mix as it was originally intended. Because of this, some sound effects and fragments of dialogue previously nearly drowned out by music are now heard distinctly. There is even a section--the comically disastrous, very first meeting of Guenevere and Lancelot--in which offscreen court musicians are heard playing on mandolins, whereas previously this scene was acted without music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Review: How I Learned to Live with Being a Star (1967)
- SoundtracksI Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Sung by Richard Harris
You'd be a fool to say the score of Camelot is a dud. Far from it. It's filled with lively, memorable, and hauntingly beautiful tunes - easily some of the best and brightest that Broadway has ever inspired. Some of these songs hold up well on film, but a majority don't, especially with sandwiched between seemingly endless, talky book scenes that feel like a bunch of blabber.
The cast, while not exactly ready for recording contracts, don't massacre the score completely. Richard Harris, though wearing eyeliner and eyeshadow for some ungodly reason, handles the score fine. Then again, it was written for Richard Burton who had a Rex Harrison-style of singing. Vanessa Redgrave doesn't have Julie Andrews' beautiful soprano, but with a few key changes, she sounds pleasant enough. Franco Nero must have really been awful, because he's dubbed completely.
The first 30 minutes or so move along at a decent enough pace and, right as you're about to really get into it, it slows to a crawl and never recovers. By the time the Intermission title card came up, it dawned on me that I wasn't even half way through the film and the very idea that there was over half the film left made me sick to my stomach. The only compelling thing Camelot has going for it in its last half is the chemistry between Redgrave and Nero (who'd end up becoming a couple after this film and are still together to this date).
- davidkennedy-91087
- Dec 2, 2019
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- Also known as
- Camelot - Am Hofe König Arthurs
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- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 59 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1