Prince Valiant (1954)
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36% of users liked it
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Hal Foster's Sunday-comics saga of a young Viking prince in the service of King Arthur is brought to the screen in CinemaScope and Technicolor in Prince Valiant. Despite the fact that he sports a dutch bob that makes him look like actress Phyllis Kirk, Robert Wagner is quite virile and… More Hal Foster's Sunday-comics saga of a young Viking prince in the service of King Arthur is brought to the screen in CinemaScope and Technicolor in Prince Valiant. Despite the fact that he sports a dutch bob that makes him look like actress Phyllis Kirk, Robert Wagner is quite virile and convincing as the title character. Trained for the Round Table by Sir Gawain (Sterling Hayden), Valiant takes time out to fall in love with the beautiful Princess Aleta (Janet Leigh). The villain of the piece is The Black Knight, aka Sir Brack (top-billed James Mason), who intends to topple King Arthur (Brian Aherne) from his throne, then conquer Valiant's people in Scandia. But Prince Valiant proves a fearsome opponent to the usurping Sir Brack. Sadly, most currently available prints of Prince Valiant have been panned-and-scanned, denying viewers the opportunity to revel in Henry Hathaway's creative utilization of the CinemaScope format. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henry Hathaway
- Written By
- Dudley Nichols
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Apr 5, 1954 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Quite ordinary.
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Cast
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James Mason
as Sir Brack
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Janet Leigh
as Princess Aleta
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Robert Wagner
as Prince Valiant
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Debra Paget
as Ilene
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Sterling Hayden
as Sir Gawain
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Victor McLaglen
as Boltar
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Donald Crisp
as King Aguar
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Brian Aherne
as King Arthur
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Barry Jones
as King Luke
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Mary Philips
as Queen
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Howard Wendell
as Morgan Todd
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Tom Conway
as Sir Kay
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Sammy Ogg
as Small Page
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Neville Brand
as Viking Warrior Chief
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Ben Wright
as Seneschal
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Jarma Lewis
as Guinevere
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Robert Adler
as Sir Brack's Man-at-Arms
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Ray Spiker
as Gorlock
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Primo Carnera
as Sligon
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Basil Ruysdael
as Old Viking
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Fortune Gordien
as Strangler
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Percival Vivian
as Doctor
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Richard Webb
as Sir Galahad
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John Dierkes
as Sir Tristram
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Carleton Young
as Herald
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Otto Waldis
as Patch Eye
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John Davidson
as Patriarch
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Lou Nova
as Captain of the Guards
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Hal Baylor
as Prison Guard
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Mickey Simpson
as Prison Guard
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Michael Rennie
as Narrator
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Gene Roth
as Viking
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Don Megowan
as Sir Launcelot
