Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) - film review
Stephen Weeks
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance

Summary
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a British action film first released in 1984,
directed by Stephen Weeks.
The film stars Thomas Heathcote, Miles O’Keeffe, Leigh Lawson, Trevor Howard and Sean Connery.
It has also been released under the title: Sword of the Valiant.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Stephen Weeks
- Script: Stephen Weeks, Howard C. Pen, Philip M. Breen, Rosemary Sutcliff, Therese Burdon
- Photo: Peter Hurst, Freddie Young
- Music: Ron Geesin
- Cast: Thomas Heathcote (Armourer), Miles O’Keeffe (Sir Gawain), Leigh Lawson (Humphrey), Trevor Howard (The King), Sean Connery (The Green Knight), Emma Sutton (Morgan La Fay), Douglas Wilmer (The Black Knight), Cyrielle Clair (Linet), Lila Kedrova (Lady of Lyonesse), John Serret (Priest), Brian Coburn (Friar Vosper), Mike Edmonds (Tiny Man), David Rappaport (Sage), Ronald Lacey (Oswald), Peter Cushing (Seneschal), John Pierce Jones (Sergeant), James Windsor (1st Recruit), Ric Morgan (2nd Recruit), Peter Mackriel (3rd Recruit), Jerold Wells (1st Torturer), Harry Jones (2nd Torturer), John Rhys-Davies (Baron Fortinbras), John J. Carney (Messenger), Bruce Lidington (Sir Bertilak), Wilfrid Brambell (Porter), Peter Firth (Sir Gawain)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 102 min
- Aka: Sword of the Valiant; Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight
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