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Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
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Add to a movie listGawain and the Green Knight is a 1973 film directed by Stephen Weeks, and starring Murray Head as Gawain and Nigel Green in his final theatrical film as the Green Knight. The story is based on the medieval English tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Partly filmed in 1973 at Beeston or Peckforton Castle in Cheshire.
Weeks remade the film in 1984 as Sword of the Valiant with Miles O'Keefe and Sean Connery as Gawain and the Green Knight, respectively.
Synopsis
The mysterious Green Knight appears before King Arthur's court in the New Year and demands the head of Sir Gawain as the prize in a bizarre game. Given a year's grace, Gawain sets off in search of the Knight for a rematch.Actors
Murray Head
(Gawain)
Nigel Green
(Green Knight)
Robert Hardy
(Sir Bertilak)
Ciaran Madden
(Linet)
Anthony Sharp
(King)
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