Knights of the Round Table
Cinema poster showing Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Written by	Sir Thomas Malory (book) Talbot Jennings Noel Langley Jan Lustig
Starring	Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Mel Ferrer Stanley Baker Anne Crawford Felix Aylmer
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	Stephen Dade Freddie Young
Editing by	Frank Clarke
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	1953
Running time	115 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

Knights of the Round Table is a 1953 historical film made by MGM. Directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman, it was the first film in Cinemascope made by that studio. The screenplay was by by Talbot Jennings, Jan Lustig and Noel Langley from the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. ... Pandro Samuel Berman (28 March 1905 - 13 July 1996), known as Pandro S. Berman, was an American film producer. ... Sir Thomas Malory (c. ... Noel Langley (December 25, 1911 – November 4, 1980) was a motion picture screenwriter probably best known for being one of the screenwriters for The Wizard of Oz. ... Robert Taylor in Quo Vadis? Robert Taylor (August 5, 1911, Filley, Nebraska - June 8, 1969, Santa Monica, California), was an American actor. ... Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. ... Mel Ferrer (born August 25, 1917 in Elberon, New Jersey) is an American actor, film director and film producer. ... Sir Stanley Baker (February 8, 1927 - June 28, 1976) was a Welsh actor. ... Sir Felix Aylmer Jones (born February 21, 1889 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England; died September 2, 1979 in Sussex, England) was a distinguished English stage actor who appeared in the cinema and on television. ... Miklós Rózsa (April 18, 1907 - July 23, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores. ... Freddie Young (9th October, 1902 - 1st December, 1998), (sometimes credited as Frederick A. Young) was one of Britains most distinguished and influential cinematographers. ... Frank James Clarke (born 15 July 1942) is the eldest of five brothers who played in the English Football League. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. ... Pandro Samuel Berman (28 March 1905 - 13 July 1996), known as Pandro S. Berman, was an American film producer. ... Cinemascope, or more strictly CinemaScope, was a widescreen movie format used from 1953 to 1967. ... Noel Langley (December 25, 1911 – November 4, 1980) was a motion picture screenwriter probably best known for being one of the screenwriters for The Wizard of Oz. ... The Last Sleep of Arthur by Edward Burne-Jones Le Morte dArthur (spelt Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, from the French la mort dArthur, the death of Arthur) is Sir Thomas Malorys compilation of some French and English Arthurian... Sir Thomas Malory (c. ...

The film was the second in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring Robert Taylor, coming between Ivanhoe (1952) and The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955). All three were made at MGM's British Studios at Elstree, near London. There are many people known as Robert Taylor, including: Robert Taylor (actor) Robert Taylor (aviation artist) Robert Taylor (composer) Robert Taylor (computer scientist) Sir Robert Taylor (architect) Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor (UK politician) Robert Love Taylor (US politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Elstree is a small village in Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. ...

The cast included Robert Taylor as Sir Lancelot, Ava Gardner as Queen Guinevere, Mel Ferrer as King Arthur, Stanley Baker as Modred, Anne Crawford as Morgan Le Fay, Felix Aylmer as Merlin and uncredited appearances by Laurence Harvey and Dana Wynter. In the Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot (Lancelot du Lac, or Lancelot of the Lake; also Launcelot) is one of the Knights of the Round Table. ... Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. ... Queen Guinevere, by William Morris For other uses, see Guinevere (disambiguation). ... Mel Ferrer (born August 25, 1917 in Elberon, New Jersey) is an American actor, film director and film producer. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ... Sir Stanley Baker (February 8, 1927 - June 28, 1976) was a Welsh actor. ... This entry is on the King Arthur character. ... Morgan le Fay, by Anthony Frederick Sandys (1829 - 1904), 1864 (Birmingham Art Gallery): A spell-brewing Morgaine distinctly of Tennysons generation Morgaine redirects here. ... Sir Felix Aylmer Jones (born February 21, 1889 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England; died September 2, 1979 in Sussex, England) was a distinguished English stage actor who appeared in the cinema and on television. ... The word Merlin may refer to: Merlin (wizard), the wizard, associated with King Arthur, or things concerning him: Prophetiae Merlini (The Prophecies of Merlin) by Geoffrey of Monmouth, later added into the Historia Regum Britanniae Vita Merlini, by the same author Merlin, a medieval poem by Robert de Boron Merlin... Laurence Harvey in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode Arthur. ... Dana Wynter (born June 8, 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a popular actress in the 1950s. ...

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Sound recording. It was also nominated for the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• The Knights of the Round Table at the Internet Movie Database