The rescue of Guinevere 

(from the MGM production brochure)

This was M.G.M.'s first CinemaScope production shot on location in England and Ireland.

Shooting took six months with over two years pre-production research. Camelot had to be built to withstand the British weather and took nearly a year to complete. 500 large horse were needed for the gallant knights, also 500 shields and 600 lances made from balsam wood. Directed by Richard Thorpe of the earlier Ivanhoe fame, staring Mel Ferrer as King Arthur, Ava Gardner as his Queen Guinevere, Robert Taylor as the Queens lover Lancelot and Stanley Baker as the traitor Mordred, makes this film fun to watch, although a now little dated, if compared with the special effects of Excalibur from the eighties. But 30 years is a long time in the film production world. Its wonderful now to even get these older films on DVD. 

A few of the films advertising show cards from around the world

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