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The Black Knight (1954 film)

The Black Knight
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tay Garnett
Produced by Irving Allen
Albert R. Broccoli
Written by Alec Coppel
Bryan Forbes (uncredited)
Starring Alan Ladd
Peter Cushing
Harry Andrews
Music by John Addison
Cinematography John Wilcox
Edited by Gordon Pilkington
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
28 October 1954
Running time
85 minutes
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $1 million (approx)
Box office $1.3 million (US rentals)

The Black Knight is a 1954 film starring Alan Ladd as the title character and Peter Cushing and Patrick Troughton as two conspirators attempting to overthrow King Arthur. It is the last of Ladd's trilogy with Warwick Films, the others being The Red Beret and Hell Below Zero based on Hammond Innes' book The White South.

John (Alan Ladd), a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet (Patricia Medina), daughter of the Earl of Yeonil (Harry Andrews), so he creates an alternative secret identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornishmen— disguised as Vikings— plot to take over the country, with the pagan King Mark intending to overthrow Christianity. However, John's thoughts are not only on the protection of England when the good Lady Linet becomes threatened— in fact, a scene of pagan sacrifice at Stonehenge shows that the ancient monument was ultimately destroyed on the orders of King Arthur to eradicate paganism and uphold Christianity. When conspirators within Camelot plan to use the "Vikings" to overthrow King Arthur, the Black Knight is branded a traitor.


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