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Ivanhoe

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
11K
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Joan Fontaine, Elizabeth Taylor, and Robert Taylor in Ivanhoe (1952)
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A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.

  • Director
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Writers
    • Noel Langley
    • Æneas MacKenzie
    • Marguerite Roberts
  • Stars
    • Robert Taylor
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Joan Fontaine
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley
      • Æneas MacKenzie
      • Marguerite Roberts
    • Stars
      • Robert Taylor
      • Elizabeth Taylor
      • Joan Fontaine
    • 90User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Ivanhoe
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Rebecca
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Rowena
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • De Bois-Guilbert
    Emlyn Williams
    Emlyn Williams
    • Wamba
    Robert Douglas
    Robert Douglas
    • Sir Hugh De Bracy
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • Cedric
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Isaac
    Francis De Wolff
    Francis De Wolff
    • Front De Boeuf
    • (as Francis DeWolff)
    Norman Wooland
    Norman Wooland
    • King Richard
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Waldemar Fitzurse
    Harold Warrender
    Harold Warrender
    • Locksley
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Philip DeMalvoisin
    Roderick Lovell
    • Ralph DeVipont
    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Clerk of Copmanhurst
    John Ruddock
    • Hundebert
    Michael Brennan
    • Baldwin
    Megs Jenkins
    Megs Jenkins
    • Servant to Isaac
    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley
      • Æneas MacKenzie
      • Marguerite Roberts
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      At the beginning, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe is looking for King Richard I by singing until he finds the King. This is historically accurate, with the exception that the singer was a minstrel called Blondel. When Leopold of Austria captured King Richard I, Blondel went around to all of the castles singing King Richard's favorite song. (One story had it that King Richard actually co-wrote the song.) When he heard King Richard join in the chorus, he went home and told the Normans where King Richard was.
    • Goofs
      Characters are shown eating turkey during the feast in Ivanhoe's father's hall. Turkeys are indigenous to North America and were not known in England in the 12th century.
    • Quotes

      Minor Role: Milord, there is a stranger at your gate who begs shelter. He is a Jew who calls himself Isaac of York.

      Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert: I share no roof with an infidel.

      Wamba: Why not, sir knight? For every Jew you show me who's not a Christian, l'll show you a Christian who's not a Christian.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Song of Ivanhoe
      (1952) (uncredited)
      Music by Miklós Rózsa
      Lyrics by Marguerite Roberts
      Sung by Robert Taylor and Norman Wooland

    User reviews90

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    The Tournament of the Black Lady

    I love this film, especially the jousting tournament scene. I think one of the reasons why it touched me so deeply because the tournament scene was based on 'The Tournament of the Black Lady' held by King James lV of Scotland in 1507 at Edinburgh Castle. He competed against five knights (whom he defeated) and presented himself in black armour to conceal his identity. His Queen of Love and Beauty was his African attendant, Ellen, whom he dedicated to the tournament to. Sir Walter Scott would have had this fresh in his mind when he was re-writing the Robin Hood story.
    • Single-Black-Male
    • Jan 15, 2004
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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1953 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
    • Filming locations
      • MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: interiors and exteriors: Torquilstone Castle and lists at Ashby La Zouche)
    • Production company
      • Loew's
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    • Budget
      • $3,842,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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