Also a novel by Sir Walter Scott. Stars Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange. Quite violent and some nudity, but Mel Gibson won an Oscar for this film and students really love it. This movie is complete fun and it can be used to highlight both the elements and the inconsistencies of the Medieval romance genre. It stars Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Christian Slater.
Students love it even if they have seen it before.
This 1981 film by John Boorman is excellent in presenting the origins and elements of the King Arthur legend. This is another movie on the King Arthur legend. A little hard to accept for Arthurian purists since it is so implausible for the genre. Students love it. Stars Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond.