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Hollywood Simulacrum: The Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Pages 270-289 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

Works

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  • Breen, Joseph. Letter and Checklist on Knights of the Round Table. 25 February 1953. Production Code Administration Archive, Special Collections. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library, Beverly Hills, CA.
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Filmography

  • Boorman, John, dir. Excalibur. USA, 1981. 119 mm. Warner DVD, 1999. 140 mm.
  • Douglas, Gordon, dir. I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. USA, 1951. 83 min
  • Ford, John, dir. Mogambo. USA,1953. 115 mm.
  • Fuqua, Antoine, dir; Jerry Bruckheimer, prod. King Arthur. USA, 2004. 126 mm. "Director's Cut" Touchstone DVD, 2004. 140 mm.
  • LeRoy, Mervyn, dir. Quo Vadis. USA, 1951. 171 mm.
  • Ratoff, Gregory, dir. Song of Russia. USA,1943. 107 mm.
  • Reiner, Rob, dir. This is Spinal Tap. USA,1984. 82 mm.
  • Siegel, Don, dir The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. USA, 1956. 80 mm.
  • Thorpe, Richard, dir. Ivanhoe. 1952. 106 mm.
  • Thorpe, Richard, dir. Prisoner of Zenda. USA, 1952. 96 mm.
  • Thorpe, Richard, dir. The Knights of the Round Table. USA, 1953. 115 mm. MGM DVD, 2003. Jailhouse Rock. USA, 1957. 96 mm.
  • Zucker, Jerry, dir. First Knight. USA, 1995. 134 mm. Universal DVD, 1997.

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