Rent Ivanhoe: Series (1970)
4.0 of 5 from 49 ratings
4h 11min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
A noble 12th-century knight returns home to England after fighting in the crusades alongside Richard the lion heart, only to find the country under the domination of the king's tyrannical brother. Banished from England for wanting to marry against his father's wishes, Ivanhoe joins Richard the Lionheart on a crusade in the Holy Land. On his return, his passionate desire is to be reunited with the beautiful but forbidden Lady Rowena, but he soon finds himself playing a more dangerous game as he is drawn into a bitter power struggle between the noble King Richard and his evil and scheming brother John. Ivanhoe is Sir Walter Scott's swashbuckling tale of chivalry, romance and adventure, set in the medieval world of tournaments and sieges where Saxons are pitted against their Norman overlords. The BBC's classic adaptation was a Sunday evening favourite. Directed by David Maloney, the 10-part series starred Eric Flynn as Ivanhoe and Anthony Bate as his main rival, the corrupt Templar Knight Brian de Bois-Guilbert. - Actors:
- Eric Flynn, Anthony Bate, Clare Jenkins, Clive Graham, Peter Dyneley, Graham Weston, Vivian Brooks, Roger Bizley, John Franklyn-Robbins, Inigo Jackson, Tim Preece, Kevin Brennan, Michael Napier Brown, Bernard Horsfall, Noel Coleman, Barry Linehan, Michael Brennan, Vernon Joyner, Francis De Wolff, Hugh Walters
- Directors:
- David Maloney
- Producers:
- Campbell Logan, John McRae
- Writers:
- Alexander Baron, Walter Scott
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Classics, TV Dramas
- Collections:
- Children & Family, Children's Books On Screen: Best Adventure Films
