Based on the narrative Le morte d'Arthur (tr. The Death of Arthur), by Thomas Malory, completed aroud 1470.
Around the 6th century, England has many local lords who battle each other. Arthur believes he is destined to unite England under his rule. His half-sister Morgan and her lover Modred are contenders for the throne. The knight Lancelot joins Arthur in his battle for the throne. Arthur and his supporters are victorious and peace is achieved. Modred and Morgan are pardoned, against Lancelot's advice. Lancelot is in love with Arthur's wife Guinevere and is loved back; Morgan and Modred plot to compromise them, aiming to sow the seeds of discord within the kingdom. There is also a wise old advisor to the king named Merlin. Finally, there are other knights (who sit around the titular table), amongst which one (Gareth) who is a troubador and another (Percival) who is a religious loon and wants to recover the chalice from which Jesus drank in the Last Supper and which collected his blood at the cross.
This is a quite well produced film, but also quite boring. There is little action and it is not very exciting. Most of the plot revolves around the platonic relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere, and the Holy Grail stuff is an add-on that does not make much sense in the context of the narrative.
Rating: 42
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