Film

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1984 · 1h 42m · Adventure · Fantasy

Only the Brave or the Foolish dared to play the Green Knight's deadly game...

IMDb

4.4

Metacritic

12

Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.

Miles O'Keeffe

Sir Gawain

Cyrielle Clair

Linet

Leigh Lawson

Humphrey

Sean Connery

The Green Knight

Trevor Howard

The King

Peter Cushing

Seneschal

Ronald Lacey

Oswald

Lila Kedrova

Lady of Lyonesse

John Rhys-Davies

Baron Fortinbras

Wilfrid Brambell

Porter

Bruce Lidington

Sir Bertilak

Douglas Wilmer

The Black Knight

Brian Coburn

Friar Vosper

David Rappaport

Sage

Emma Sutton

Morgan La Fey

Thomas Heathcote

Armourer

• Stephen WeeksDirector · Screenplay
• Howard C. PenScreenplay
• Philip M. BreenScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Yoram GlobusProducer
• Menahem GolanProducer
• Michael J. KaganExecutive Producer
• Peter HurstDirector of Photography
• Freddie YoungDirector of Photography
• Ron GeesinOriginal Music Composer
• Richard MardenEditor

SWORD OF THE VALIANT - TRAILER

Release date

August 17, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy

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