Arthurian Films

5 Films on Screen

The legends of King Arthur and his court have inspired countless works of fiction, theater, and opera, and films based on these tales have been around for more than a century. In conjunction with the Visualizing Camelot exhibition now on-view at the University of Rochester, the Dryden presents five such films from the 1940s to the 1980s. The series kicks off on Eclipse Weekend with Tay Garnett’s adaptation of Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, starring a crooning Bing Crosby and a luna ex machina that serves as a third-act savior. Including animation, comedies, and adventure films, everyone will have a way to enjoy these adventures of the 6th century.

Dates and Titles:

April 6: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Tay Garnett, 1949, 106 min.)

April 11: Knights of the Round Table (Richard Thorpe, 1953, 115 min.)

April 19: The Sword in the Stone (Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, 1963, 79 min.)

April 25: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, 1975, 91 min.)

May 3: Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981, 140 min.)

The film series is part of Visualizing Camelot, a new year-long exhibit featuring more than 350 items -- paintings, drawings, illustrated books, toys, comic books and game related to the Arthurian legends.  From the Alan Lupack and Barbara Tepa Lupack Collection.   At the University of Rochester. For more details about the exhibit visit https://www.library.rochester.edu/rbscp

Film tickets & more information: https://www.eastman.org/arthurian-films