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Braveheart (1995)
Directed by Mel Gibson
The inspiring tale (but seriously flawed history) of William Wallace (Mel
Gibson), who united the 13th-century Scots in their fight for freedom
from the English.
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
Directed by Leslie Megahey
A young Parisian lawyer is pushed into defending a pig that has been arrested
for the murder of a young boy in a medieval French village.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Reworking of the Robin Hood tale – for the good of all men and the love
of one woman.
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
A film version of Umberto Eco's classic novel about a murder investigation
in a monastery in 1327.
Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982)
Directed by Daniel Vigne
Complex drama of identity about a man who returns to his village after
many years with the army. Re-made in a 19th-century American context as
Sommersby in 1993.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Directed by Terry Gillian and Terry Jones
King Arthur and his knights in search of the Holy Grail with the usual
surreal Monty Python twists and gags.
Camelot (1967)
Directed by Joshua Logan
Musical centred around marriage of King Arthur (Richard Harris) to Guinevere
(Vanessa Redgrave), amid the pageantry of Camelot.
El Cid (1961)
Directed by Anthony Mann
Epic film about El Cid (Charlton Heston), the Spanish leader who helped
expel the Moors from Spain.
Read Dr Jonathan Phillips’ review of this film
Ivanhoe (1952)
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Hollywood retelling of the Sir Walter Scott tale of noble knights and
beautiful damsels.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley
Lord turned outlaw, Robin (Errol Flynn) and his Merry Men rob the rich,
woo Maid Marion and keep Prince John off the throne – action all
the way.
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