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Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and epic.
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- John Chardon TMDB · Jan 20208/10
Before me kneels a nation divided - rise as one man, and that one, for England! Out of MGM, Ivanhoe was spared no expense and became the costliest epic produced in England at the time - though the studio millions that were tied into English banks is more telling than any sort of love for the project one feels... It's directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The cast features Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Emlyn Williams, Finlay Currie and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay is by Æneas MacKenzie, Marguerite Roberts, and Noel Langley who adapts from the novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. The score is by Miklós Rózsa and Freddie Young is on Technicolor cinematography duties with the exterior location work at Doune Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Though the pacing is far from perfect and there's some saggy bits in the script, Ivanhoe remains arguably one of the finest and most under appreciated of MGM's historical epics. Naturally there's some differences from Scott's novel (a given in most genre pieces of this type), but Thorpe and his team come through with the material given and deliver a rousing treat. It looks tremendous courtesy of Young
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Sep 20227/10
This is a super action-adventure tale about a chivalrous knight battling Norman injustice as he strives to find and restore King Richard I to the English throne. Robert Taylor leads what can safely be described as an all-star cast with Elizabeth Taylor; Joan Fontaine and George Sanders delivering gentle and solid performances. Sir Felix Aylmer stands out too as "Isaac", the Jewish banker who attempts to help "Sir Ivanhoe" raise the huge sum to ransom the King and Finlay Currie is suitably theatrical as "Sir Cedric". The writing is a bit wooden at times but the action scenes, and there are plenty, are all good fun to watch.
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Cast
- Robert TaylorWilfred of Ivanhoe
- Elizabeth TaylorRebecca
- Joan FontaineRowena
- George SandersSir Brian de Bois-Guilbert
- Emlyn WilliamsWamba
- Robert DouglasSir Hugh De Bracy
- Finlay CurrieCedric
- Felix AylmerIsaac
- Francis de WolffFront De Boeuf
- Norman WoolandKing Richard
Crew
- Richard ThorpeDirector
- Noel LangleyScreenplay
- Marguerite RobertsScreenplay
- Walter ScottNovel
- Freddie YoungDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Frank ClarkeEditor
- Pandro S. BermanProducer
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