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Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Adventure · Romance · History · 1952

Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.

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Ivanhoe

“At Last on the Screen ! Biggest Spectacle since QUO VADIS!”

1952 Adventure · Romance · History 1h 46m

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6.8 / 10

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Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Thorpe

Written by

Noel Langley · Marguerite Roberts

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Robert Taylor

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Elizabeth Taylor

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Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

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George Sanders

George Sanders

Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

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Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Sir Hugh De Bracy

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Finlay Currie

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Court is in session

Put Ivanhoe on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.