Did Vanessa Redgrave do her own singing in Camelot?
Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave did do their own singing. Overall, Camelot has a melodious score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe and some first rate production values but it drags in spots.
Why wasnt Julie Andrews in Camelot?
Julie Andrews was asked to reprise her stage role of Guenevere. She had become such a popular film star that she was unable to accept the role. Andrews, ultimately, did not get to reprise her role, because Joshua Logan wanted Vanessa Redgrave for the role.
Who was the male lead in Camelot?
Richard Harris
Casting
Actor | Role |
---|---|
Richard Harris | King Arthur |
Vanessa Redgrave | Guinevere |
Franco Nero | Lancelot du Lac |
David Hemmings | Mordred |
How long was the movie Camelot?
3 hours
Camelot/Running time
Is Camelot real?
Although most scholars regard it as being entirely fictional, there are many locations that have been linked with King Arthur’s Camelot. Camelot was the name of the place where King Arthur held court and was the location of the famous Round Table. The earliest reference to Arthur is in a poem dating from around AD 594.
Did Richard Burton appear in Camelot?
A 1978 performance of “Camelot” by Richard Burton, who first performed on Broadway as King Arthur opposite Julie Andrews (as Guenevere) in the original 1960 stage production.
Was King Arthur of Camelot Real?
Who was the director of the movie Camelot?
Logan is the old pro, the “South Pacific” man, and when you’re spending $14,000,000 as Warner Bros. was, I guess you want to hire a director who’s been there before. Logan has, and millions of moviegoers will agree with his lush, expensive “Camelot.”
Who was King Arthur in the movie Camelot?
Richard Harris seems bemused by his role as Arthur, as perhaps he should. There was always something a little bemused about the original Arthur, who invented chivalry for reasons known only to himself. Harris is a convincing king. Better still, he’s a human king.
Who was the actor who played Lancelot in Camelot?
Franco Nero, who got his start playing cowboys in Italian Westerns made for export to the Middle East, is Lancelot. I left the theater thinking he was impossibly pure, noble, handsome, heroic and – in short – nauseating.
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