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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Its laughter will ring through the centuries!

19496.21h 46m

Overview

A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.

Directed by Tay Garnett
Written by Edmund Beloin, Mark Twain
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Top Cast

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Hank Martin

Rhonda Fleming

Rhonda Fleming

Alisande La Carteloise

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

King Arthur

William Bendix

William Bendix

Sir Sagramore

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

Merlin

Virginia Field

Virginia Field

Morgan Le Fay

Joseph Vitale

Joseph Vitale

Sir Logris

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Sir Lancelot

Richard Webb

Richard Webb

Sir Galahad

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

High Executioner

Themes & Keywords

blacksmithbased on novel or bookenglandlove at first sighttime traveldeath sentencecamelotconnecticutmechanicking arthurgunsmithamerican abroadjoustingmedievalcorrupt agentlancelottrickeryfake miracle6th centuryredheadpassing strangerromantic fantasymen fight over a woman

About A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a comedy, fantasy, music, romance film released in 1949 exploring themes of blacksmith, based on novel or book, england, love at first sight, time travel, death sentence. Directed by Tay Garnett, it stars Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke. A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.

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