First Knight [Blu-ray]

Director: Jerry Zucker Jerry Zucker

Overview

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 Guinevere (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.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/29/2008
UPC:	0043396252882
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:14:00
Sales rank:	24,826

Special Features

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

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sean Connery	King Arthur
Richard Gere	Sir Lancelot
Julia Ormond	Guinevere
Ben Cross	Malagant
Liam Cunningham	Sir Agravaine
Christopher Villiers	Sir Kay
Valentine Pelka	Sir Patrise
Colin McCormack	Sir Mador
Ralph Ineson	Ralf
John Gielgud	Oswald
Stuart Bunce	Peter
Jane Robbins	Elise
Jean Marie Coffey	Petronella,Actor
Paul Kynman	Mark
Tom Lucy	Sir Sagramore
John Blakey	Sir Tor
Robert Gwyn Davin	Sir Gawaine
Sean Blowers	Sir Carados
Alexis Denisof	Sir Gaheris
Daniel Naprous	Sir Amant
Jonathan Cake	Sir Gareth
Paul Bentall	Jacob
Jonty Miller	Gauntlet Man
Rose Keegan	Mark's Wife
Mark Ryan	Challenger
Jeffery Dench	First Elder
Neville Phillips	Second Elder
Oliver Lewis	First Marauder
Wolf Christian	Second Marauder
Angus Wright	Third Marauder
Jonathan Jaynes	First Guard
Eric Stone	Second Guard
Ryan Todd	Young Lancelot
Albie Woodington	Scout
Richard Claxton	Child
Dido Miles	Grateful Woman
Michael Hodgson	Young Man in Crowd
Susannah Corbett	Young Woman in Crowd
Susan Breslau	Wedding Guest
Kate Zucker	Flower Girl,Little Boy With Birds,Bread Vendor,Bread Vendor,Actor,Actor
Adam Greenberg	Actor
Jerry Goldsmith	Actor,Composer
Hunt Lowry	Actor
William Nicholson	Actor
Ulrika Akander	Actor
Alan Church	Actor
Kathryn J. McDermott	Actor
Colin Charles	Actor
Gil Netter	Actor
Gary Gegan	Actor
Eric Rattray	Actor
Matthew Iadarola	Actor
Cindy Marty	Actor
Guy Standeven	Actor
Tony Rycyk	Actor
Antonio Rochira	Actor
Derek Pykett	Actor
Richard Bellamy Nunn	Actor

Technical Credits

William Nicholson

Lorne Cameron

David Hoselton

Jerry Zucker	Director,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
William Nicholson	Screenwriter
John Evans	Special Effects
George Gibbs	Special Effects
Dennis Lowe	Special Effects
Hunt Lowry	Producer,Director
Gil Netter	Executive Producer,Producer
Greg Powell	Stunts,Stunts
Eric Rattray	Executive Producer,Producer
Mary Selway	Casting
Alan Church	Special Effects
Ulrika Akander	Sound Effects
Colin Charles	Sound Effects
Gary Gegan	Sound Effects
Matthew Iadarola	Sound Effects
Cindy Marty	Sound Effects
Kim Billings	Stunts
Lorne Cameron	Screenwriter
David Hoselton	Screenwriter
Kathryn J. McDermott	Producer
Nicholas Brooks	Special Effects
Simon Cockren	Special Effects
Paul Dimmer	Special Effects
Matthew Horton	Special Effects
Digby Milner	Special Effects
Jonathan Cohen	Stunts
Steen Young	Stunts