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
For some reason, the studios kept handing these big-budget adaptions of hit Broadway musicals to Joshua Logan to direct, even though they always ended up complete failures (check out the horrible use of color filters in "South Pacific" [1958], or Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin *singing* in "Paint Your Wagon" [1969])). Like that later film, "Camelot" seems to go out of its way to cast its musical with stars who can't sing or dance to save their lives. Instead, the cast seems to be trying to tap into the interest in swinging "Mod" London of the mid-60s. (With Vanessa Redgrave and David Hennings, you have half the cast of Antonioni's "Blow Up" [1966]!) The film also tries to appeal to both a family audience *and* discerning adult viewers simultaneously. I can't imagine parents being happy about the frank earthy sexuality of "The Lusty Month of May," or the overt adultery of the plotline--but people looking for adult fare would be annoyed at the attempts at sweetness and light being thrown in as well.
Obviously, no one from either side was too happy, because this was a *big* flop for Warner Bros. when it came out. Seeing it in a *huge* theatre in 70mm may help maintain interest visually (the costumes are striking), but this will be lost if watching it on video (esp. if it's a "pan-and-scan" instead of a letterboxed version). This is a movie only for those who are die-hard musical fans that are willing to sit through anything--because this is one of the movies that effectively killed the genre's popularity.
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- Nov 15, 2000
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Camelot - Am Hofe König Arthurs
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 59 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1