Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Only the Brave or the Foolish dared to play the Green Knight's deadly game...
1984 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Weeks |
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| Writer: | Howard C. Pen, Philip M. Breen, Stephen Weeks |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1984 |
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| Director: | Stephen Weeks |
| Writer: | Howard C. Pen, Philip M. Breen, Stephen Weeks |
| Genres: | Adventure, Fantasy |
| Keywords | riddle, remake, knight, king arthur, based on song, poem or rhyme, middle ages (476-1453), squire, sword and sorcery, gawain |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions, Stephen Weeks Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Miles O'Keeffe | Sir Gawain |
| Cyrielle Clair | Linet |
| Leigh Lawson | Humphrey |
| Sean Connery | The Green Knight |
| Trevor Howard | The King |
| Peter Cushing | Seneschal |
| Ronald Lacey | Oswald |
| Lila Kedrova | Lady of Lyonesse |
| John Rhys-Davies | Baron Fortinbras |
| Wilfrid Brambell | Porter |
| Bruce Lidington | Sir Bertilak |
| Douglas Wilmer | The Black Knight |
| Brian Coburn | Friar Vosper |
| David Rappaport | Sage |
| Emma Sutton | Morgan La Fey |
| Thomas Heathcote | Armourer |
| John Serret | Priest |
| Mike Edmonds | Tiny Man |
| John Pierce Jones | Sergeant |
| James Windsor | 1st Recruit |
| Richardson Morgan | 2nd Recruit |
| Peter Mackriel | 3rd Recruit |
| Jerold Wells | 1st Torturer |
| Harry Jones | 2nd Torturer |
| John J. Carney | Messenger |
| Peter Firth | Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Maude Spector | Casting |
| Maurice Fowler | Production Design |
| Derek Nice | Production Design |
| Shuna Harwood | Costume Design |
| Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Message | Sound Editor |
| Malcolm Davies | Sound Recordist |
| Teddy Mason | Sound Editor |
| George Stephenson | Sound Recordist |
| Nicholas Stevenson | Sound Editor |
| Cliff Culley | Visual Effects |
| Neil Culley | Visual Effects |
| Howard C. Pen | Screenplay |
| Mike Rutter | Focus Puller |
| Philip M. Breen | Screenplay |
| Rosemary Sutcliff | Additional Dialogue, Dialogue |
| Therese Burdon | Additional Dialogue, Dialogue |
| Ron Geesin | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Hurst | Director of Photography |
| Richard Marden | Editor |
| Barry Peters | Editor |
| Régine Navaro | Makeup Artist |
| Stephen Weeks | Director, Screenplay |
| Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Philip M. Breen | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Kagan | Executive Producer |
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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