King Arthur and the astronaut

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Movie
German title King Arthur and the astronaut
Original title The Spaceman and King Arthur
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1979
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Russ Mayberry
script Don Tait
production Ron Miller
music Ron Goodwin
camera Paul Beeson
cut Peter Boita
occupation

King Arthur and the Astronaut is an American science fiction film from 1979 . The movie is a literary adaptation of the novel A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur by Mark Twain and inspired by the earlier adaptation of the novel Knight Hank, the Terror of the Round Table . The film was re-released in the US as Unidentified Flying Oddball .

action

The NASA wants their dangerous research mission Stardust not lose. The military doesn't want people to fly faster than light, which is why Dr. Zimmerman asks Tom Trimble to develop a robot to complete the 30-year mission. Unfortunately, he builds this too well, so Hermes , the android, is scared of his mission. Trimble climbs aboard the missile to convince Hermes to launch. But since lightning strikes the engine at the same time, the rocket starts suddenly and Trimble is right in the middle of the mission, which cannot be canceled. He flies through space faster than light and manipulates the controls so that he not only deviates from course but also from time and lands in England in 508.

There he meets the nice beauty Alisande and the lousy Sir Mordred, who immediately takes him prisoner to show him off as a monster with Arthur. Trimble takes off his helmet and shows that he, too, is just a human from the future, who immediately warns Arthur of Mordred's machinations. But you don't believe him, which is why he is locked away. In the dungeon he is visited by Alisande, who brings him his executioner's meal. Trimble is scheduled to be burned at the stake the next day. But since his spacesuit protects him from the heat, he can escape unharmed. Trimble grabs Excalibur and manages to magnetize Mordred's sword so that it attracts metal objects, becomes heavier and heavier and Trimble can win the duel against Mordred. This is the first time Arthur Trimble listens when he tries to warn him of Mordred's plans to overthrow him. With no proof, Mordred feels offended and challenges Trimble to a tournament match. To win this fight, Trimble bribed the page Clarence with a Playboy booklet . Hermes competes against Mordred while Trimble and Clarence look for evidence of Mordred's plans in the castle. After finding what he is looking for, Mordred escapes and Trimble has to repair Hermes, who has lost his head, arm and almost all of his torso.

Trimble then shows Arthur how he could defend the castle with his laser weapon. He not only impresses him, who warns Trimble to hide his weapon well, but also Merlin , who can successfully steal it in order to bring it to Mordred, together with the kidnapped Alisande. Trimble has an idea and borrows Arthur's armor to drive his rover to Mordred's camp. The armor is polished so smoothly that it reflects the laser beam and makes the weapon unusable. With the help of his rocket seat from the rover, he can rescue Alisande and fly to Camelot , where the attack by Mordred's forces is already in full swing. From the air and with Hermes in the spaceship you can win the fight against his troops. As a reward, Trimble receives a seat at Arthur's Round Table . Trimble leaves and has to leave his beloved Alisande behind. It is only when he is on the flight back to the future that he realizes that it doesn’t make you old and die, so he turns back to take Alisande with him.

criticism

"An entertaining, anachronistic-fantastic fun."

- Lexicon of international film

publication

The film had its world premiere on July 10, 1979 in Great Britain before it was released on July 26, 1979 in American and on May 22, 1980 in German cinemas. The film is available both as a German VHS and as a DVD .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ King Arthur and the Astronaut in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on May 10, 2012