Ivanhoe (TV Miniseries)
1970 · Series · 250 min. · United Kingdom
10 Episodes. This adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's novel is set in 1192 AD and depicts a disinherited knight who is accused of treachery. He returns anonymously to his home in England, to clear his name and win his lady love. King Richard had been a prisoner in an Austrian dungeon, but is now returning to an England ruled by Prince John. The production claims realism,[3] mainly through a depiction of a very rough and poverty stricken time; the producers claim this is in contrast to earlier, "sanitized" versions. People wear layers of often old, sometimes ragged clothing to keep the cold out, are sometimes dirty, and have long shaggy hair and beards.
Direction David Maloney
Cast Eric Flynn · Anthony Bate · Vivian Brooks · Clare Jenkins · Clive Graham · Peter Dyneley · Graham Weston · John Franklyn-Robbins · Hugh Walters · Roger Bizley · Inigo Jackson · Tim Preece · Kevin Brennan
Screenplay Alexander Baron · Sir Walter Scott
Original title Ivanhoe
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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