A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
Synopsis
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
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Cast
Directed by Tay Garnett
Bing Crosby
Hank Martin
Rhonda Fleming
Alisande La Carteloise
Cedric Hardwicke
King Arthur
William Bendix
Sir Sagramore
Murvyn Vye
Merlin
Virginia Field
Morgan Le Fay
Joseph Vitale
Sir Logris
Henry Wilcoxon
Sir Lancelot
Richard Webb
Sir Galahad
Alan Napier
High Executioner
Julia Faye
Lady Penelope
Mary Field
Peasant woman
Ann Carter
Peasant girl
John George
Peasant (uncredited)
Lucille Barkley
Page Girl (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
Production
The details
Release
1949
Runtime
106 min
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