Synopsis
A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.
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Cast
- Jim DaleSir Mordred
- Kenneth MoreKing Arthur
- Ron MoodyMerlin
- John Le MesurierSir Gawain
- Rodney BewesClarence
- Dennis DuganTom Trimble
- Pat RoachOaf
- Sheila WhiteAlisande
- Robert Beatty
- Cyril Shaps
Recommendations
- 80
Time Out
An intelligent film with a cohesive plot and an amusing script, this is one of the better Disney attempts to hop on the sci-fi bandwagon. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It is emphatically not for people who like either Twain or the more sophisticated manifestations of the Arthurian legend (the Camelot musical or Thomas Berger's Arthur Rex) but it is a well-directed, nicely acted bit of slapstick that has young audiences squealing with delight. [13 Aug 1979] - 60
Washington Post
The plot - obviously derived from Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" - has the customary quantum of Disney cuteness as the story unravels predictably...But it takes advantage of the situation for some funny lines. [11 Aug 1979, p.B4] - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The film is pleasantly humorous, though the jokes are aimed at those interested in history.
