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Jan 14 2014

Was there a real King Arthur?

43 min 6 movies discussed
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The legend of King Arthur is very old and very established. By the time the king who saved Britain and united it was first written about, his story was already hundreds of years old. And while many of the details of his life and adventures, from the Lady of the Lake to Merlin the Magician, seem fictional some archaeologists believe that Arthur -- and much of his life -- was real.


Movies Discussed

Camelot
Camelot
1967 3h 0m
★ 6.2
"when I was like 13, I saw Richard Harris do Camelot at the Fox Theater in Atlanta — Chuck recalls seeing the musical Camelot performed live, which is based on the Arthurian legend." — Chuck
Excalibur
Excalibur
1981 2h 21m
★ 7.0
"it was impossible for me to research this without only thinking of two things, two movies. Five on. Nope. Didn't see that one. That's good. Was that the one called King Arthur? It was a good. I thought so. I'll check it out because I dig this character and I've seen a lot of the movies that tackle Camelot, but Excalibur and Monty Python and The Holy Grail — Josh mentions movies he thought of while researching the Arthurian legend topic." — Josh
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 1h 31m
★ 7.8
"but Excalibur and Monty Python and The Holy Grail, of course — Josh mentions movies that came to mind while researching King Arthur." — Josh
Snow White
Snow White
2025 1h 49m
★ 4.3
"Was it snow white? Was it snow white? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. With the poison apple — Chuck brings up Snow White when discussing the symbolic use of apples in stories." — Chuck
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
1967 1h 18m
★ 7.3
"I was all about the Jungle Book. This one came out about the same time — Chuck explains why he didn't pay attention to The Sword in the Stone because he was obsessed with The Jungle Book instead." — Chuck
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
1963 1h 19m
★ 7.2
"Arthur books, Sword in the Stone was pretty good too — Josh mentions the Disney animated film as another good adaptation of the Arthur legend." — Josh

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