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Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 3, 1991

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, TV Movie

User Score

60%

Original Title

Gawain and the Green Knight

Production Companies

Thames Television

Director

John Michael Phillips

Description

One Christmas, a knight garbed all in green appears in King Arthur's Court and challenges any knight to hew off his head on the proviso that he be allowed to return the axe stroke afterwards. All of King Arthur's other knights being frightened, Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and hacks off the green knight's head. The green knight then gives Gawain a year to find his home and live a little before the cut is returned.