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: Antonio Banderas as an Arab amongst the Norseman | : Antonio Banderas as an Arab amongst the Norseman | ||
: Lots of SCA people were involved and it was one heck of a garage sale afterwards! | : Lots of SCA people were involved and it was one heck of a garage sale afterwards! | ||
'''1492''' | |||
'''Advocate, The''' (aka The Hour of the Pig) ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107146/ IMDB]) | '''Advocate, The''' (aka The Hour of the Pig) ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107146/ IMDB]) | ||
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'''Alexsadr Nevskiy''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/ IMDB]) | '''Alexsadr Nevskiy''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/ IMDB]) | ||
: They used real medieval armour from the Kremlin | : They used real medieval armour from the Kremlin | ||
'''Attila the Hun''' | |||
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'''Becket''' | |||
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'''Black Adder (Seasons 1-3)''' | '''Black Adder (Seasons 1-3)''' | ||
: BBC TV | : BBC TV | ||
'''Black Shield of Fallworth''' | |||
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'''Braveheart''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/ IMDB]) | '''Braveheart''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/ IMDB]) | ||
: What a Scotsman really wears under his kilt. | : What a Scotsman really wears under his kilt. | ||
: Mel Gibson in a kilt and woad saying "I'm gonna pick a fight" | |||
'''Cadfael''' | |||
: TV series from BBC | |||
'''Court Jester, The''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049096/ IMDB]) | '''Court Jester, The''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049096/ IMDB]) | ||
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'''Dangerous Beauty''' | '''Dangerous Beauty''' | ||
: Set in Venice during the era of the couretsans (1600's I believe). It is well written, well acted, and has a great monologue while the main character faces the Spanish Inquisition. | |||
'''Elizabeth''' | '''Elizabeth''' | ||
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: Heath Ledger | : Heath Ledger | ||
: Forget the music and the clothes. It's all about "a silly boy with a horse and a stick." | : Forget the music and the clothes. It's all about "a silly boy with a horse and a stick." | ||
: "Watching it makes you feel like a you have been at a really good SCA event." | |||
'''LadyHawke''' | |||
'''Lady Jane''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091374/ IMDB]) | '''Lady Jane''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091374/ IMDB]) | ||
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: Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn | : Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn | ||
: "Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians!" | : "Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians!" | ||
'''Man For All Seasons, A''' | |||
: The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage, with Orson Welles as Cardinal Wolsey. It features the best Tudor garb I've ever seen in a movie. | |||
'''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/ IMDB]) | '''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''' ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/ IMDB]) | ||
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'''Robin Hood: Men in Tights''' | '''Robin Hood: Men in Tights''' | ||
'''Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves''' | |||
: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Allan Rickman | |||
'''Rome''' | '''Rome''' | ||
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'''Shakespeare in Love''' | '''Shakespeare in Love''' | ||
'''Three Musketeers''' | |||
: with Gene Kelly. It's not actually period being set in the time period it is but it'll get ya in a good SCA mood. | |||
'''Tristan and Isolde''' | '''Tristan and Isolde''' | ||
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* Internet Movie Database (IMDB), [http://www.imdb.com/keyword/medieval/ keyword: Medieval] | * Internet Movie Database (IMDB), [http://www.imdb.com/keyword/medieval/ keyword: Medieval] | ||
* [http://www.erasofelegance.com/entertainment/medievalmovies.html Eras of Elegance movies by era] | * [http://www.erasofelegance.com/entertainment/medievalmovies.html Eras of Elegance movies by era] | ||
* http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medfilms.html | |||
[[category:culture]] | [[category:culture]] | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 11 May 2007
We can't help it. We love medieval movies. Even bad medieval movies. Even medieval-oid movies. Even bad medievaloid movies. Here is a list of our favourites.
13th Warrior, The (IMDB)
- Antonio Banderas as an Arab amongst the Norseman
- Lots of SCA people were involved and it was one heck of a garage sale afterwards!
1492
Advocate, The (aka The Hour of the Pig) (IMDB)
- Colin Firth plays a 15th C. trial lawyer.
- 'Law and Order' for the Middle Ages...
- "A lovely tale of medieval justice where a pig is put on trial for murder."
Agony and The Ecstacy, The (IMDB)
- Starring Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison
- Michaelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel
Alexsadr Nevskiy (IMDB)
- They used real medieval armour from the Kremlin
Attila the Hun
Becket
Black Adder (Seasons 1-3)
- BBC TV
Black Shield of Fallworth
Braveheart (IMDB)
- What a Scotsman really wears under his kilt.
- Mel Gibson in a kilt and woad saying "I'm gonna pick a fight"
Cadfael
- TV series from BBC
Court Jester, The (IMDB)
- Danny Kaye
- "The pistol with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true..."
Dangerous Beauty
- Set in Venice during the era of the couretsans (1600's I believe). It is well written, well acted, and has a great monologue while the main character faces the Spanish Inquisition.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Rex
- TV
Eric the Viking
- Tim Robbins
Knight's Tale (IMDB)
- Heath Ledger
- Forget the music and the clothes. It's all about "a silly boy with a horse and a stick."
- "Watching it makes you feel like a you have been at a really good SCA event."
LadyHawke
Lady Jane (IMDB)
- Cary Elwes and Helen Bonham Carter as Gilford Dudley and Lady Jane Grey.
- Tragic Queen of England for nine days.
Lion in Winter, The (IMDB)
- Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn
- "Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians!"
Man For All Seasons, A
- The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage, with Orson Welles as Cardinal Wolsey. It features the best Tudor garb I've ever seen in a movie.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (IMDB)
Name of the Rose
- Sean Connery
Orlando
- Kaye Ballard
Robin Hood
- The Errol Flynn version
- Also the Disney version ("The best movie ever made about the SCA.")
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
- Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Allan Rickman
Rome
- TV
Shakespeare in Love
Three Musketeers
- with Gene Kelly. It's not actually period being set in the time period it is but it'll get ya in a good SCA mood.
Tristan and Isolde
And if that wasn't enough for you, here are some meta-pages
- Internet Movie Database (IMDB), keyword: Medieval
- Eras of Elegance movies by era
- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medfilms.html