Ivanhoe (TV series)
| Television series | |
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| Original title | Ivanhoe |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 39 in 1 season |
| genre | Knight film |
| idea | Bill Strutton |
| production | Peter Rogers |
| music | Edwin Astley |
| First broadcast | Jan 15, 1958 (UK) on ITV |
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Ivanhoe is a British television series which aired from January 5, 1958 to January 4, 1959 on the British broadcaster ITV . It is based freely on Sir Walter Scott's historical novel of the same name, published in 1820, about the English knight Ivanhoe . Roger Moore acted here before Simon Templar in the title role of a successful television production .
action
Aiming at a young audience , the series was set in 12th century England against the backdrop of tension between Normans and Anglo-Saxons . Richard the Lionheart , next to King Arthur the most popular king in English history, is out of the country due to the Crusades . His brother Prince John has usurped power and tyrannizes his subjects. Ivanhoe demonstrates chivalry by protecting the weak and defenseless.
production
The series was partly recorded in the studio and partly at various locations . The pilot episode was in color but the following episodes in black and white .
Contributing actors
The series' guest stars included Christopher Lee , who in 1974 was Roger Moore's opponent on the big screen as The Man with the Golden Gun . There were also performances by John Schlesinger , Paul Eddington , Andrew Keir and Kenneth Cope .
Ivanhoe's Knappe Gurth was portrayed by Robert Brown , who later took on the role of James Bond's boss "M". In his audio commentary on the DVD edition of Octopussy ( EAN 4045167004344 ), Roger Moore, on the occasion of a scene shared with Robert Brown, explains why many of the actors in this television series later appeared in James Bond films.
Roger Moore resigned the role in 1959 in Hollywood to direct the remake The Madonna with the Two Faces of the German film Das Mirakel . The answer to the question of whether this might have been difficult for him can be guessed at if you read the following quote: “I felt like a complete fool, riding around with all this armor and the damn feathered helmet. I felt like a medieval fireman ”(Original: I felt a complete Charlie riding around in all that armor and damned stupid plumed helmet. I felt like a medieval fireman. ) Despite this critical attitude towards heroic roles, Roger Moore was portrayed as Simon Templar and James Bond was chosen twice to play the leading role in series, the scripts of which were partly very free with their literary models.
Web links
- Ivanhoe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ivanhoe on fernsehserien.de
- Ivanhoe on cinefacts.de
- Ivanhoe on steffi-line.de
- List of episodes broadcast in Germany on tvder60er.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ivanhoe at Television Heaven ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
