First Knight Director: Jerry Zucker Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross
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- DVD Release Date: 04/29/2008
- Original Release: 1995
- Rating:
- Sales Rank: 5,714
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- Common Sense Rates this for Ages: More
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Scenes
Features
Closed Caption; Audio commentary with director Jerry Zucker and producer Hunt Lowry; Arthurian legend commentary; "The Quest for Camelot" making-of First Knight; "In Shining Armor: Knights in Training" featurette; Deleted scenes; "The Creation of a Kingdom" - production design featurette
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Disc #1 -- First Knight
1. Chapter 1 [5:10]
2. Chapter 2 [4:32]
3. Chapter 3 [4:16]
4. Chapter 4 [3:35]
5. Chapter 5 [6:04]
6. Chapter 6 [5:15]
7. Chapter 7 [6:42]
8. Chapter 8 [3:22]
9. Chapter 9 [5:34]
10. Chapter 10 [3:41]
11. Chapter 11 [4:24]
12. Chapter 12 [5:17]
13. Chapter 13 [9:03]
14. Chapter 14 [4:57]
15. Chapter 15 [6:20]
16. Chapter 16 [5:22]
17. Chapter 17 [3:18]
18. Chapter 18 [3:35]
19. Chapter 19 [6:44]
20. Chapter 20 [4:13]
21. Chapter 21 [4:21]
22. Chapter 22 [3:58]
23. Chapter 23 [2:07]
24. Chapter 24 [2:30]
25. Chapter 25 [3:52]
26. Chapter 26 [5:04]
27. Chapter 27 [3:00]
28. Chapter 28 [7:09]
Editorial Reviews
The tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is always ripe for retelling. In this rendition, the sexy Richard Gere is Sir Lancelot, threatening to supersede the aging King Arthur (Sean Connery) by winning the love of his young wife Guinivere (Julia Ormond). This update of the age-old legend succeeds on the strength of Gere's happy-go-lucky sex appeal, Ormond's gorgeous period costuming, and Connery's unbeatable wry nobility. The script focuses on the triangle of the three principals: the older man's reluctance to relinquish his love and power to the younger man destined to supplant him; the young woman torn between her loyalty to her aged husband and her love for his rival; the young man balancing the demands of loyalty to his sovereign with the rewards of true love. This beautiful production forgoes the legend's usual elements of magic and fantasy, leaving Merlin the Magician completely out of the picture. Laura Abraham, All Movie Guide
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 12 and UP
What to watch out for
- Violence:
No outright gore, but oodles of old-fangled violence: vanquishment, thrashing, maiming, spearing, arson, and all the death and destruction than one army of ruthless warlords can do innocent villagers. Mostly, women and children are traumat... More
No outright gore, but oodles of old-fangled violence: vanquishment, thrashing, maiming, spearing, arson, and all the death and destruction than one army of ruthless warlords can do innocent villagers. Mostly, women and children are traumatized and orphaned and widowed -- not killed themselves. The wide assortment of medieval sling-shots, flaming bow and arrows, mallets, and other weapons are generally violent but not vividly awful. Close
- Messages
- Sex:
Overtones of erotic suggestiveness and light bodice ripping, but most of the sexual energy hinges on desire and not consummation.
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
- Drugs:
Not an issue.
- Language:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About First Knight
Parents need to know that this retelling of the Arthur-Guinevere-Lancelot love triangle has action, romance, and scads of bloody battle sequences, death, maiming, and other assorted medieval savagery. Still, its more quantity than "quality" -- expect lots of red swords and red-drenched clothing, but no gory displays of visible entrails, decapitations, or amputation.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about the enduring legend of King Arthur. Was he a historic or mythical figure -- or perhaps a king whose life was embellished for literary purposes? Which version of his story do you like best? The one from books such as The Once and Future King? The movies like this one with flashy stars? The cartoons like The Sword in the Stone? Or even the comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
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