Synopsis
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.
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Cast
- Ed HarrisBilly
- Gary LahtiAlan
- Tom SaviniMorgan
- Amy IngersollLinet
- Patricia TallmanJulie
- Christine ForrestAngie
- Warner ShookPippin
- Brother BlueMerlin
- Cynthia AdlerRocky
- John AmplasWhiteface
Recommandations
- 90
The Dissolve
The brilliance of Knightriders—and it is a brilliant film, even though no one paid it much attention when it was released in 1981—is that Romero clearly identifies with King William, yet doesn’t lionize him. - 80
CineVue
It's hokey as hell in parts, and the director sometimes shows an uncertainty in tone (resulting in some performances which are pitched a little too broadly) but those imperfections lend an endearing quality to the film. - 80
Newsweek
Despite pitfalls of bathos and silliness, Knightriders has a startling sweetness, warmth and humor. [13 April 1981, p.82] - 70
The New York Times
Though Knightriders is absurd when you get right down to it, its absurdities are often fun and far less offensive than the solemnities that Mr. Boorman has dished up at far greater expense. - 63
Christian Science Monitor
For all its flaws, this is as personal a movie as we've seen all year from a director in the commercial mainstream. I respect it, and I'll be thinking about it for a long time. [23 April 1981, p.19] - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Knightriders is overlong and at times fairly undramatic, but for viewers who stick with it and accept the premise, there is much of interest to be found here. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Because it attempts so much more than Excalibur, the disappointment of Knightriders cuts deeper. Romero wants to tell the tale, to comment on it and to relate it to the present; he wants to bring contemporary satirical life to the myth, a service he performed cannily for the Dracula legend in Martin. [18 April 1981]
