Sean Connery,
Richard Gere,
Julia Ormond,
Ben Cross,
Liam Cunningham
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The tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is always ripe for retelling. In this rendition, the sexy Richard Gere is Sir Lancelot, threatening to supersede the aging King Arthur (Sean ... read more
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Release Date: July 7, 1995
Keywords:
richard gere,
sean connery,
king arthur,
julia ormond,
Sean Connery ,
Richard Gere ,
King Arthur ,
Julia Ormond
DVD Release Date: October 7, 1997
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March 23, 2012Not a serious historical piece (and what do we really know of Pendragon anyway?) but a children's fable extolling virtue, the Zuckers take a chance with this glittering fairy tale. Connery is the Arthur the story wants, or is it that we want Connery to be Arthur, its hard to tel... read more
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September 21, 2011Starts off mediocerly, but once Sean Connery enters the stage as the fabled King Arthur, the quality level is instantly raised. Richard Gere looks a bit misplaced as the fearless Sir Lancelot, and wouldn't have been my first pick for the role, but he still takes it on to the best... read more
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May 23, 2010Another terrible rendition of King Arthur. Turning the story into nothing more than a romantic threesome is just pure slander. To change the story to fit a movie is one thing, but this should've just left Arthur's name all together. The acting is terrible, quite possibly Sean Con... read more
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September 16, 2009I saw this one in the theatre and can't quite remember the whole film, but I do remember enjoying it.
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September 11, 2009"First Knight" is a version of the Camelot legend. I'm not familiar at all with the legend of Camelot, but I do know one thing, I really like "First Knight." Sean Connery plays the part as King Arthur, Julia Ormond is the Queen, and Richard Gere plays as Sir Lancelot.
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April 24, 2009Its ok but i didnt finish it all but its ok but not as good as the old braveheart
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January 11, 2009It is always fun to watch another version about Camelot. This one suffers the indignity of having Richard Gere looking like he is from the 20th century playing Lancelot. Sean Connery does a tremendous job playing King Arthur.
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April 20, 2008Pretty good movie. No disrespect to Richard Gere or Sean Connery, because there both wonderful actors but there not convincing as these legendary men. The story carries on awhile to but nothing ever progresses, and its only a few well done fight scenes and the end of this movie t... read more
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March 1, 2008I don't know why critics hated this movie, Sean Connery as King Arthur, amazing, forget Richard Gere it's Sean Connery.
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January 7, 2008Apart from the anachronistic performance by Richard Gere as a kung-fu fighting Lancelot, this is a memorable retelling of the King Arthur legend, with its emphasis on a historical, romantic approach as opposed to fantasy. Director Jerry Zucker keeps it big and impressive, develop... read more
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
February 13, 2001
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Aside from casting Richard Gere as Lancelot, First Knight marches out as an agreeably intelligent, mature and well-mounted telling of the legendary King Arthur story. Full Review
February 13, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
The problem for him[Gere], and the film, comes when the non-physical acting begins. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Pillaged of such mainstays as Merlin and Morgan le Fay-as well as magic, majesty and depth-'Camelot' has become 'Camelite.' Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Bad acting, dumb dialogue, and confusing cinematography abound, creating one of the most shoddy Camelot stories to date. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Sean Means, Film.com
...lots of action and chivalrous pomp, but no magic.
January 1, 2000
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
[E]very era has the right--maybe even the duty--to reinvent the Arthurian legend according to its lights, and so there is something instructive and entertaining about this version.
January 1, 2000
John Teegarden, Film.com
I've never seen a film -- whether it was based on a book, a play, or in this case a timeless legend -- treat its source material with such cavalier disregard.
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
[I]f you tingle at the sound of metal unsheathing and the sight of flaming arrows whizzing through moonlight, you'll probably be swept away by this shining Knight in amour.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is entertaining enough in its own way, and Sean Connery makes a splendid King Arthur, but compared with the earlier films[Rob Roy and Braveheart] this one seems thin and unconvincing. Full Review
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