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Le Morte d' Arthur: The Legend of the King

Episode aired Sep 8, 1993
TV-14
1h

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Le Morte d' Arthur: The Legend of the King (1993)

Arthurian scholar Geoffrey Ashe examines the history behind Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d' Arthur."Arthurian scholar Geoffrey Ashe examines the history behind Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d' Arthur."Arthurian scholar Geoffrey Ashe examines the history behind Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d' Arthur."

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Of the many "Great Books" series, I chose Le Morte D'Athur.

I watched this on an independent DVD from the learning channel.

Le Morte D'Athur is one of the best of a series of subjects on "Great Books." It is season one, episode 1 that aired on September 8, 1993. In this case, it is more of how the Arthurian legion originated and now permeates our society. The narrator is Donald Sutherland and executive editor Walter Cronkite. There are film shots from Star Wars and old manuscripts. They even refer to President Kennedy. Also included is Monty Python.

Director Dale Minor Writer Dale Minor Stars: Donald Sutherland, the Narrator(voice) David Bryan Jackson, Thomas Malory(voice) George Lucas Self John Cullen Murphy Self

Left out is any mention of Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon.)

Bernie4444
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Narrator: Camelot in the desert. Only in Las Vegas. A carnival. A circus. A sideshow attraction. From breakaway weapons to head bashing knights. Merlin in sequins. Knights in plastic armor. The Round Table as a supper club act. The legend of King Arthur has never looked so tacky.