Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
Acting
Sean Connery commits fully to green body paint
Costume
Peak 1984 'medieval' polyester chainmail
Production
Shot in actual castles, ruined by dubbing
Director
Stephen Weeks
Miles O'Keeffe
Sir Gawain
Cyrielle Clair
Linet
Leigh Lawson
Humphrey
Sean Connery
The Green Knight
Trevor Howard
The King
Peter Cushing
Seneschal
Ronald Lacey
Oswald
Lila Kedrova
Lady of Lyonesse
John Rhys-Davies
Baron Fortinbras
Wilfrid Brambell
Porter
Bruce Lidington
Sir Bertilak
Douglas Wilmer
The Black Knight
Brian Coburn
Friar Vosper
David Rappaport
Sage
Emma Sutton
Morgan La Fey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Stephen Weeks' second attempt at this story—he first filmed it in 1973 as 'Gawain and the Green Knight' with the same lead actor.
Sean Connery took the role for a reported single day of filming, yet his green-painted presence dominates the poster and cultural memory.
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