Ivanhoe

Director: Richard Thorpe

Overview

Returning to England from the Third Crusades, Ivanhoe is given a cool but cordial reception by his estranged father Cedric, a Saxon who despises the Norman king Richard the Lionhearted. Leaving his father's castle, Ivanhoe rescues Isaac, a wealthy Jew, from a band of anti-Semitic Normans.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/22/2018
UPC:	0888574662165
Original Release:	1952
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	19,577

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elizabeth Taylor	Rebecca,Actor
Joan Fontaine	Lady Rowena
George Sanders	Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Emlyn Williams	Wamba
Robert Douglas	Sir Hugh De Bracy
Finlay Currie	Cedric
Felix Aylmer	Isaac of York
Francis de Wolff	Font De Boeuf
Guy Rolfe	Prince John
Norman Wooland	King Richard
Basil Sydney	Waldemar Fitzurse
Harold Warrender	Locksley
Patrick Holt	Philip De Malvoisin
Roderick Lovell	Ralph de Vipont
Sebastian Cabot	Clerk of Copmanhurst
John Ruddock	Hundebert
Michael Brennan	Baldwin
Megs Jenkins	Servant to Isaac
Valentine Dyall	Norman Guard
Lionel Harris	Roger of Bermondsley
Carl Jaffe	Austrian Monk
Mikl?s R?zsa	Composer
Martin Benson	Minor Role
Peter Brace	Archer
Paddy Brannigan	Archer
Robert Brown	Castle Guard Yelling 'Horseman Approaching from the South!'
Pamela Davis	Minor Role
Eddie Boyce	Castle Guard

Technical Credits

Noel Langley

Marguerite Roberts

Aeneas MacKenzie

Noel Langley	Screenwriter
Pandro S. Berman	Producer
Tom Howard	Special Effects
Marguerite Roberts	Screenwriter
Aeneas MacKenzie	Screenwriter
George Bruggeman	Stunts
A.W. Watkins	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Made toward the end of MGM’s golden age, Ivanhoe (1952) still impresses as an extravagantly mounted, lushly photographed, action-crammed film that’s both a feast for the eyes and a treat for lovers of romantic adventure stories. Broadly adapted from Sir Walter Scott’s classic novel of medieval England, Richard Thorpe’s production follows the exploits of the title character, portrayed by Robert Taylor. A courageous Saxon nobleman, Ivanhoe seeks to liberate King Richard the Lionhearted from an Austrian prison and see him restored to the throne. Woven into the story is Ivanhoe’s interaction with two women: his father’s ward, Rowena (Joan Fontaine), whom he loves, and the beauteous Rebecca (Elizabeth Taylor), daughter of the Hebrew merchant who raises ransom money on the king’s behalf. Sir Brian (George Sanders), a rogue knight who attempts to thwart Ivanhoe at every turn, supplies the tale with rich villainy. Impeccably produced, this rousing Technicolor tale of derring-do was a huge box-office success and a staple of late-night TV for many years. Even judged by the standards we apply to today’s massive screen epics, Ivanhoe is a pretty impressive movie. Everything about it is first-rate -- especially the cast. Taylor and Sanders are particularly fine, and a young Elizabeth Taylor is positively radiant. But the film’s technical aspects deserve praise too, with Freddie Young’s cinematography and Miklos Rozsa’s musical score being particularly memorable. In fact, any viewer would be hard pressed to find fault with Ivanhoe, which still makes terrific entertainment for family audiences.