1967 · warner · lerner-loewe · arthurian
Camelot
Directed by Joshua Logan3h 0m1967
The plot of his illegitimate son Mordred to gain the throne, and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threatens to topple King Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
Our read: Camelot (1967) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive warner · lerner-loewe · arthurian entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured warner / lerner-loewe, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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How Camelot feels to watch.
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“You want a lavish Arthurian musical with longing, pageantry, and three hours of songs.”
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