Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a 1984 film starring Miles O'Keeffe, Cyrielle Claire, Leigh Lawson, and Sean Connery. The film is based on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written in the late 14th century, but the narrative differs substantially. The film begins with a feast in a great hall during winter. A knight on horseback storms through the door and the crowd falls silent as the knight, all in green and carrying a large axe, walks up to the throne. He asks if any man has enough courage to challenge him to a game and finally a young squire... named Gawain accepts. The knight tells Gawain that he has one chance to behead him, but then the knight gets to return the favor. Gawain beheads the knight but then the knight's torso walks up and grabs the head and puts it back on his body. The crowd is stunned and the knight tells Gawain to kneel so he can make his blow. The king stops the knight, saying Gawain is only a boy.
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| Release date: | 1984 |
| Directed by: | Stephen Weeks |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan |
| Music by: | Ron Geesin |
| Cinematography: | Freddie Young |
| Screenplay by: | Rosemary Sutcliff, Therese Burdon, Howard C. Pen, Philip M. Breen, Stephen Weeks |
| Adapted from: | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
| Genre: | Adventure, Fantasy |