Prince Valiant (1997 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Hickox |
| Produced by | Tom Rosenberg James Gorman Bernd Eichinger |
| Screenplay by | Michael Frost Beckner Anthony Hickox Carsten H.W. Lorenz |
| Story by | Michael Frost Beckner |
| Based on | Prince Valiant by Hal Foster |
| Starring | Stephen Moyer Katherine Heigl Thomas Kretschmann Edward Fox |
| Music by | David Bergeaud |
| Cinematography | Roger Lanser |
| Editing by | Alexander Berner |
| Distributed by | Fox Video |
| Running time | 119 min. |
| Country |  Ireland UK Germany |
| Language | English |
Prince Valiant is a 1997 Irish-British independent sword and sorcery film directed by Anthony Hickox and starring Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Thomas Kretschmann, Edward Fox and Ron Perlman. It is based on the long running Prince Valiant comic strip of Hal Foster, some panels of which were used in the movie.[1][2]
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[edit] Plot
The story is based on the myth of King Arthur. A young, inexperienced squire Valiant, masquerading as Sir Gawain, is sent to accompany the Welsh princess Lady Ilene, a guest at Camelot, on her way back home. Little he knows that, meanwhile, the evil sorceress Lady Morgana has convinced the Viking warlord Sligon, ruler of the kingdom of Thule, to steal the magical sword Excalibur during a joust tournament. Valiant and the princess become part of the struggle of "he who holds the sword rules the world" which leads them both to love and Valiant to his princely destiny, as it turns out he is the rightful heir to the throne of Thule. The usurper is eventually killed by his brother Thagnar, who also captures Ilene. In a final confrontation, the villains are killed and Valiant rescues the princess and recovers Excalibur.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Stephen Moyer | Prince Valiant |
| Katherine Heigl | Princess Ilene |
| Thomas Kretschmann | Thagnar |
| Edward Fox | King Arthur |
| Udo Kier | Sligon |
| Joanna Lumley | Morgan Le Fay |
| Ron Perlman | Boltar |
| Warwick Davis | Pechet |
| Anthony Hickox | Prince Gawain |
| Marcus Schenkenberg | Tiny |
[edit] References
- ^ "Prince Valiant Review". Movies.tvguide.com. http://movies.tvguide.com/prince-valiant/review/133443. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Prince Valiant (1997) by Liz Braun". AllMoviePortal.com. http://www.allmovieportal.com/m/1997_Prince_Valiant21.html. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
[edit] External links
- Prince Valiant at the Internet Movie Database
- Prince Valiant at Rotten Tomatoes
- Prince Valiant at AllRovi
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