A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Duration: 106 minuten
Alternative title: A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Country:
United States
Directed by: Tay Garnett
Stars: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming and Cedric Hardwicke
IMDb score:
6,5 (2.975)
Releasedate: 18 April 1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court plot
"Its laughter will ring through the centuries!"
Due to a fall from his horse, the American Hank Martin is moved from the year 1910 to the Middle Ages, to the court of King Arthur. The Knights of the Round Table are initially unimpressed by the arrival of the uninvited guest, but that quickly changes...
Actors and actresses
Hank Martin
Alisande La Carteloise
King Arthur
Sir Sagramore
Merlin
Morgan Le Fay
Sir Logris
Sir Lancelot
Sir Galahad
High Executioner
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12889 votes
Not great.
Quite a popular story, one of the four film adaptations, I had honestly never heard of it. Crosby is a good lead, the rest of the cast just doesn't cooperate very well. Although Hardwicke and Bendix are still quite funny.
The best part of the film is the first half hour, after which the fun disappears a bit. The film lasts far too long, especially the trip that Crosby takes with Hardwicke towards the end of the film feels unnecessary. By the way, Fleming is a terrible box in this film, little chemistry with Crosby.
I also didn't like the songs, there was some clumsy but quite funny humor in the first half hour. In any case, don't bother watching the other film adaptations.
1.0*
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clubsport
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- 3887 messages
- 6990 votes
Cast in a musical guise, this film leans somewhat on lightness and humor, but at times it also veers towards drama, which is a solid mix with an emphasis on the light-hearted side.
The songs are reasonably successful and not overly long, the emphasis is more on the story instead of the musical part and I thought that was a good choice.
Bing Crosby does a nice job and Rhonda Fleming is a beauty that we can't get enough of.
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