| Release Date: | Apr 1954 |
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| Genres: | Romance / Adventure / Action |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
| Cast: | James Mason (Sir Brack), Janet Leigh (Princess Aleta), Robert Wagner (Prince Valiant) Debra Paget (Ilene) Sterling Hayden (Sir Gawain) Victor McLaglen (Boltar) Donald Crisp (King Aguar) Brian Aherne (King Arthur) Barry Jones (King Luke) Mary Philips (Queen) Howard Wendell (Morgan Todd) Tom Conway (Sir Kay) Robert Adler (Sir Brack's Man-at-Arms (uncredited)) Lloyd Ahern II (Prince Valiant, age 12) Hal Baylor (Prison guard (uncredited)) Neville Brand (Viking Warrior Chief (uncredited)) Primo Carnera (Sligon (uncredited)) Larry Chance (Knight (uncredited)) John Davidson (Patriarch (uncredited)) John Dierkes (Sir Tristram (uncredited)) Fortune Gordien (Strangler (uncredited)) Jarma Lewis (Queen Guinevere) Don Megowan (Sir Lancelot) Lou Nova (Captain of the Guards (uncredited)) Sammy Ogg (Small Page (uncredited)) Michael Rennie (Narrator (uncredited)) Gene Roth (Viking (uncredited)) Basil Ruysdael (Old Viking (uncredited)) Mickey Simpson (Prison Guard (uncredited)) Ray Spiker (Gorlock (uncredited)) Percival Vivian (Doctor (uncredited)) Otto Waldis (Patch-Eye (uncredited)) Richard Webb (Sir Galahad) Ben Wright (Seneschal (uncredited)) Carleton Young (Herald (uncredited)) |
Young Prince Valiant, son of the exiled King of Scandia, journeys to Camelot to become a knight at King Arthur's Round Table. He hopes to help his father reclaim his throne from the pagan usurper Sligon and restore the Christian faith to their homeland. On his journey he stumbles on the mysterious Black Knight plotting with the Viking pretender to overthrow Arthur. Barely escaping with his life, Valiant encounters Sir Gawaine, a friend of his father's who tutors the young Viking in the skills needed to be a knight. Valiant and Gawaine's pupil/mentor relationship is complicated by their romantic involvement with Princess Aleta and her sister Ilene, daughters of a British nobleman. If Valiant is to restore his father's throne and prevent the coup d'etat against Arthur, he must uncover the true identity of the Black Knight.
