Camelot - At the court of King Arthur

Movie
German title	Camelot - At the court of King Arthur
Original title	Camelot
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1967
length	175 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Joshua Logan
script	Alan Jay Lerner
production	Jack L. Warner
music	Frederick Loewe
camera	Richard H. Kline
cut	Folmar Blangsted
occupation
Richard Harris : King Arthur Vanessa Redgrave : Guinevere Franco Nero : Sir Lancelot David Hemmings : Mordred Lionel Jeffries : King Pellinore Laurence Naismith : Merlyn Pierre Olaf : Sir Dap Estelle Winwood : Lady Clarinda Garry Marshall : Sir Lionel Anthony Rogers : Sir Dinadan Peter Bromilow : Sir Sagramore Sue Casey : Lady Sybil Gary Marsh : Thomas of Warwick Nicholas Beauvy : Arthur as a Child Michael Kilgarriff : Arthur's bodyguard Gene Merlino : Sir Lancelot (vocals)
chronology
Successor  → A Tramp Shining

Camelot - At the Court of King Arthur is an American film musical from 1967 based on the stage musical of the same name , written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe . The basic story from TH White's novel about the mystical "King Arthur" in Der König auf Camelot ( The Once and Future King) (1958) was adapted .

action

King Arthur married the beautiful Guinevere and established the perfect kingdom with his knights at the "round table" (the "round table"). When the French knight Lancelot joins the group, he falls in love with Guinevere. This is exploited by Arthur's illegitimate son Mordred , who has ingratiated himself on his father and the court, to spin an intrigue. He makes a meeting of Lancelot and Guinevere look like adultery, whereupon Lancelot flees and Guinevere is sentenced to death at the stake. At the last minute, Lancelot can save Guinevere and flees with her.

Arthur finally realizes Mordred's diabolical plan and a fight ensues between Arthur's knights and Mordred's supporters, and in the course of the battle Arthur kills Mordred, but is mortally wounded by this too. Guinevere withdraws to a monastery.

background

German version

The film was shown in German cinemas on February 29, 1968. However, the distributor had shortened it from its original movie length of 181 minutes to 157 minutes. In the meantime, however, there is also an integral version released on DVD. The German dubbing was created in 1967 at Ultra Film Synchron GmbH in Munich . Josef Wolf was responsible for the script and dubbing . Reinhard Glemnitz spoke for Richard Harris (King Arthur), Hansjörg Felmy for Franco Nero (Sir Lancelot) and Christa Berndl for Vanessa Redgrave (Queen Guinevere) .

Anachronisms

• On the journey from Guinevere to the court of King Arthur, the company takes a “tea break”, but tea was not even known in England at that time.

Movie songs

• "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight" (Artus)
• "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" (Guinevere)
• "Camelot" (Arthur and Guinevere)
• "Follow Me" (Nimue)
• "C'est Moi" (Lancelot)
• "The Lusty Month of May" (Guinevere et al.)
• "Then You May Take Me To the Fair" (Guinevere, Sir Lionel, Sir Sagramore and Sir Dinadan)
• "How To Handle a Woman" (Arthur)
• "If Ever I Would Leave You" (Lancelot)
• "What Do the Simple Folk Do?" (Artus and Guinevere)
• "I Loved You Once In Silence" (Guinevere)
• "Guinevere" (Cast)
• "Camelot - reprise" (King Arthur and a boy)

Reviews

"Monster musical that seldom achieves a lively mood and ironic humor, does not find an appropriate style despite all the effort and remains musically without stimuli."

- Lexicon of international film

“Certainly a taste risk for many. With regard to the drawing of the main characters as well as the visual design, the excellently played film succeeds in breaking through from the clichéd kitsch of the genre in the past to its own original artistic concept in some (not all!) Places. The color dramaturgy is excellent, the costumes and equipment extremely meticulous. Good entertainment from 14 years. "

- Protestant film observer

Awards

Academy Awards 1968

• Best Production Design : John Truscott, Edward Carrere , John Brown
• Best costume design : John Truscott
• Best Score : Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

Nominated for:

• Best camera : Richard H. Kline
• Best Sound : Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department

Golden Globes

• Best Male Actor: Richard Harris
• Best music: Frederick Loewe
• Best movie song: If Ever I Should Leave You

Nominated for:

• Best comedy / musical
• Best Female Lead Actress: Vanessa Redgrave
• Best Young Actor: Franco Nero

DVD release

• Camelot . Warner Home Video 2006 (integral version; i.e. passages that were not originally dubbed in German are inserted with subtitles in the original)

literature

• TH White : The King on Camelot (Original title: The Once and Future King ). German by Rudolf Rocholl . HC Artmann transferred the verses . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2004, 635 pages, ISBN 3-608-93713-7 .

Web links

• Camelot - At the court of King Arthur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Camelot - At King Arthur's Court in the online film database
• Camelot - At the court of King Arthur atRotten Tomatoes(English)
• SoundtrackCollector: Camelot recordings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Camelot - At King Arthur's Court in the Lexicon of International Films .
2. ↑ Camelot - At the court of King Arthur , entry in Arne Kaul's synchronous database , accessed on September 29, 2008.
3. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 120/1968, p. 118.