Prince Vaillant

Original title: Prince Valiant

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6.2/10

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A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Knight
(uncredited)

Hal Baylor

Prison Guard
(uncredited)

Neville Brand

Viking Warrior Chief
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Sligon's Guard
(uncredited)

Director
- Henry Hathaway
Writers
- Dudley Nichols
- Hal Foster
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Trivia
Since Prince Valiant's years-in-the-telling story line in the comics was so sprawling and complex, the property is said to have languished at MGM, where no writer could get a handle on it. After MGM eventually allowed its option to lapse, it was picked up by Fox. There, Oscar-winning screenwriter, Dudley Nichols, devised a script by selecting panels from the comic strip to create a much more concise storyboard from which to work.

Goofs
In this story set in the Middle Ages, Aleta and all the other women look as if they are wearing the notorious "torpedo bras'' of the 1950s.

Quotes
Sir Gawain: You turned out to be flinging rocks like any lowborn ruffian. Why I've never been unhorsed by such a scurvy trick!

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown with the color frames of the original Prince Valiant comic strip as wallpaper.

Connections
Edited into Au coeur du temps: Merlin the Magician (1967)

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Loosen Up

There are only few - VERY few - classic sword & sorcery adventures out there which deserve more than a glance. Yes, this one's pretty ignorant of Hal Foster's original, and I pity that. But as far as 40's/50's first class adventure romps go, this one ranks right beneath the all-time classic 'The Adventures Of Robin Hood', bravely levels with 'Ivanhoe', and easily settles above 'Knights Of The Round Table'.

This is a classic Sunday afternoon couch with a bag of chips movie.

As long as you don't expect something else, this is the movie for you.

9 out of 10 for what it is and always will be.

* Schogger13