Synopsis
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
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Cast
- Sean ConneryThe Green Knight
- Trevor HowardThe King
- Miles O'KeeffeSir Gawain
- Leigh LawsonHumphrey
- Emma SuttonMorgan La Fey
- Cyrielle ClairLinet
- Peter CushingSeneschal
- Ronald LaceyOswald
- Lila KedrovaLady of Lyonesse
- John Rhys-DaviesBaron Fortinbras
Recommendations
- 30
Time Out
Dreary jousting, production values that make Monty Python and the Holy Grail look lavish, and an excruciating synthesiser score make this a real trial. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
The only thing that redeems the film from total worthlessness is Connery's Green Knight, a frightening vision in armor. - 20
Arizona Republic
Moronic mace-and-mail mischief. [02 Jul 2004, p.1p] - 0
Miami Herald
There are plenty of good B movies around to amuse fans of the medieval-hocum genre, but Sword of the Valiant rates a D- minus. [03 Dec 1984, p.C8]
