| Uniform Title |
A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court (Motion picture : 1949) |
| Title |
A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
| ©1949. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (107 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4032. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1949. |
| Based on the novel by Mark Twain. |
| Credits |
Directed by Tay Garnett, screenplay by Edmund Beloin, produced by Robert Fellows. |
| Performers |
Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, William Bendix, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. |
| Summary |
Following a head injury sustained during a storm, Hank Martin (Bing Crosby) comes to in Camelot in the year 528. Thought to be a criminal, Hank is brought before King Arthur (Cedric Hardwicke) and the evil magician Merlin (Murvyn Vye). Using his knowledge of technology, Hank convinces everyone that he has special powers. After falling for the lovely Alisande (Rhonda Fleming), Hank must duel with her fiancé, Lancelot (Henry Wilcoxon), and save the king from Merlin's fiendish scheme. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, Region 4, NTSC, aspect ratio 1.33:1, 4:3. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Film adaptations |
| Knights and knighthood -- Drama |
| Time travel -- Drama |
| Americans -- Great Britain -- Drama |
| Magic -- Drama |
| Blacksmithing -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Musical films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Garnett, Tay director. |
| Beloin, Edmund screenwriter. |
| Fellows, Robert, 1903-1969 producer. |
| Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 actor. |
| Fleming, Rhonda, 1923- actor. |
| Bendix, William, 1906-1964 actor. |
| Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 actor. |
| Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Beloin, Edmund .
- Bendix, William, 1906-1964 .
- Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 .
- Fellows, Robert, 1903-1969 .
- Fleming, Rhonda, 1923- .
- Garnett, Tay .
- Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 .
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court .
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