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Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight dvd movie. Home » DVD Movies » Actors/Actresses » M » Other » Mike Edmonds Other • Mary Diveny Other • Michael Bernardo Other • Michael Boatman Other • Myron Mccormick Other • Miho Nikaido Other • Malcolm Stoddard Other • Michael Oshea Other • Mikiko Tsubouchi Other • Markus Flanagan Other • Michael De Lano Other • Mamo Clark Other • Michael Laskin Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight buy bestselling dvd movies, videos find reviews, ratings, prices List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $12.99 You Save: $1.99 Features • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • Full Screen • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 17 August, 1984 DVD Release : 06 April, 2004 [ + Zoom ]   [ Buy Now ] DVD : Usually ships in 24 hours Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight description Fans of Sean Connery who are curious to see him explore roles outside of his usual heroic characters may enjoy his robust turn as the mythic Green Knight in this 1982 British-made fantasy. Based loosely on the classic epic poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," Connery is quite a sight as the glittering green figure, who challenges young Gawain (Miles O'Keefe of Tarzan the Ape Man infamy), a squire in King Arthur's court, to solve his riddle or lose his head. O'Keefe is a stiff Gawain, and the film suffers under its low budget and awkward comic moments, but Connery and the rest of the cast (which includes Trevor Howard as Arthur, John Rhys-Davies, Lila Kedrova, and Peter Cushing) are game and provide sufficient star power to keep fantasy-adventure fans distracted from the film's shortcomings. Writer-director Weeks also directed a version of this story in 1973, with Murray Head of Jesus Christ Superstar fame as Gawain. --Paul Gaita Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Customer Reviews   1     2     3   ♥♥♥♥♥ Green goes the Knight I first saw this production about twenty years ago, more or less. I like the nod it gives to the celto/pagan elements of the tale. The armour, while not probably what Arthur and his men may have worn, assuming they existed, and they may have, it is still in keeping with the traditional vision of what a knight looked like. There is an interesting mix of romantic knighthood vs the bully-thug with the sword. The behavior was, perhaps somewhere in the middle. The sound effects and special effects are a little dated, but, well, it is about twenty years old. The Green Knight's axe looks sharp and deadly, but the effect is ruined by the jetcraft sounding noise which whirrs as Connery swings it about. I recommend this for any language arts instructor teaching the Arthuriad or mythology. Gilbert Sarabia   1     2     3   Non User