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Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | 
 enlarge | Director: Stephen Weeks
Actors: Thomas Heathcote, Miles O'keeffe, Leigh Lawson, Trevor Howard, Sean Connery
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 20521
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1006191
ISBN: 079286025X
UPC: 027616903938
EAN: 9780792860259
ASIN: B0001BKBGG
Theatrical Release Date: August 17, 1984
Release Date: April 6, 2004
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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
Product Description
Miles O Keeffe (Tarzan the Ape Man) and Oscar winner* Sean Connery (First Knight) lead an impressive cast (Variety) including Peter Cushing Trevor Howard and John Rhys-Davies in this epic tale of swords and sorcery that will transport you and your family into realms of the fantastical and make you believe!Shrouded in magic and veiled in mystery a phantom knight (Connery) thunders into King Arthur s fabled court. Speaking in rhymes and riddles he goads the king s men into taking a dare. And when one of them young and valiant Sir Gawain (O Keefe) bravely stands to defend the king s honor he finds himself a pawn in the phantom knight s game a game that will lead him far beyond the kingdom of Camelot and ultimately take his life if he cannot solve his opponent s riddle!System Requirements: Running Time 102 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616903938 Manufacturer No: 1006191
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 Green Knight June 3, 2008
J. Anthony (USA)
This movie is best enjoyed with small children or drunks. The premise: A slightly homo-erotic-tailored Sean Connery as the green knight (think armored Zardoz) decides to challenge the nearby king's court to a game of wits and bravery. The challenge is answered by Sir Gawain, Miles O'Keeffe, whose ridiculous 80's hair stretches credulity more than the unicorns and witches. If you're prepared to laugh and enjoy the great overplayed soundtrack this film has to offer, like so many funnier repeats of the 1981 Excalibur, this is a movie for you.
 Green goes the Knight March 28, 2008
Gilbert Sarabia
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
Silly movie. Bad DVD February 6, 2008
NoWireHangers (Sweden)
This is a very silly but somewhat enjoyable fantasy movie, starring Miles O'Keeffe (in a very bad wig) as Sir Gawain. Muscle man O'Keeffe is helped by a strong supporting cast, including Sean Connery (in a smaller part than you'd expect from a title character, and an even worse wig), Lila Kedrova, Peter Cushing and John Rhys-Davies. The movie has a paper thin plot and bad special effects. Don't expect a quality movie, but seen as campy entertainment, it almost works.
The DVD is very bad. From a major studio like MGM, I would have expected better. The movie is meant to be shown with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, but this release (except for the opening credits) is badly pan and scanned, and there's very few scenes that don't suffer greatly from it. The action scenes are especially bad but also some dialogue scenes look awful, with half of each characters head cut out. I found this cheap and I would not advice anyone to pay the full price for such a bad DVD. But if you really want to see the movie, try to see if you can find a cheap copy.
 Sword of the Valiant- everything satisfactory January 16, 2008
Sharon L. Schmidt
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
DVD, the Sword of the Valiant arrived well before Christmas and when expected. DVD arrived in great condition and everything was satisfactory. Thank you for great service!
Camp December 8, 2007
Susan Hammond (San Diego)
This is so camp its funny. This is a great story and I got the movie for my class. The movie is so awful its funny and the kids did have a great time commenting all through it. Everyone had a great laugh. Not really what I wanted but they enjoyed it.
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