Directed by:
Richard ThorpeScreenplay:
Marguerite RobertsCinematography:
Freddie YoungComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Emlyn Williams, Robert Douglas, Finlay Currie, Felix Aylmer, Francis De Wolff, Norman Wooland (more)VOD (2)
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A vivid and panoramic portrayal of medieval England was brought forth from Sir Walter Scott's historical romance. Robert Taylor stars as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, the loyal knight in service to King Richard the Lionhearted, who battles fiercely to return the king to the throne, despite the machinations of evil Prince John. (official distributor synopsis)
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I love Elizabeth Taylor in her "pre-Virginia Woolf" years, because she combined fragility and beauty with exquisite acting. Here she’s the one keeping things afloat, unlike her namesake, who is as soulfully flat as a ply board. I love 50s movies, but this has one aged a lot. It doesn't even impress with its decent production design (it doesn't bear the slightest comparison with the seven years younger Ben Hur) and the choreography of the battles is rather ridiculous, with extras running around in confusion and being tickled by the tangle of arrows like toothpicks bouncing off them. Even Miklós Rózsa is going about half throttle.
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