A young viking prince strives to become a knight in king arthurs court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne. Prince valiant 1954 in the adventureromance prince valiant 1954, the long running popular comic strip of the same name, comes to life in a colorful, lively production mounted by 20th century fox. Prince valiant henry hathaway, james mason, janet leigh. Prince valiant golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Prince valiant 1954 cast and crew after the evil king sligon exiles his family from scandia, prince valiant robert wagner vows to become a member of king arthurs knights of the round table in. Hal fosters sundaycomics saga of a young viking prince in the service of king arthur is brought to the screen in cinemascope and technicolor in prince valiant. Feb 14, 2011 prince valiant, stephen moyer, katherine heigl, allanah myles. Overthrown and driven into exile, the king of scandia has fled to britain with his wife and son, prince valiant wagner. This movie is an adaptation of that comicstrip although im not overly sure. Robert wagner, janet leigh, james mason 1954 vhs, 1991nr color. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 4000 sunday strips. Prince valiant 1954 film wikimili, the best wikipedia. Nov, 2018 robert wagner can play rich or richlooking dudes well because he himself came from money. Sunday prince valiants adventures fighting the enemies of camelot appeared in more than 200 newspapers and inspired a movie starring robert wagner and janet leigh.
With james mason, janet leigh, robert wagner, debra paget. Find movie and film cast and crew information for prince valiant. As movie theaters close, studios are turning to videoon. He was very embarrassed by everything about this movie. Robert wagner was first seen in world war ii film halls of montezuma. Prince valiant 1954 henry hathaway cast and crew allmovie.
That foster was the most virtuosic comics artist of his time, there is some merit to the claim. Robert wagner, debra paget, janet leigh and james mason directed by. He starred in the frogmen, and lets make it legal, before gaining recognition for his performance in with a song in my heart, the biographical film where he played the role of a shellshocked soldier. Released 1954, prince valiant stars james mason, robert wagner, janet leigh, sterling hayden the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Find movie and film cast and crew information for prince valiant 1954 henry hathaway on allmovie. For the first time, this is the definitive prince valiant. Prince valiant robert wagner leaps off the pags of the sunday comics into this rollicking medieval adventure, which features an allstar cast. In it, a very young robert wagner plays the title character, son of the. Prince valiant 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Prince valiant, stephen moyer, katherine heigl, allanah myles. Robert wagner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. As a young man, val goes to king arthurs court, where he is befriended by sir gawain sterling hayden and trains to be become a knight of the round table. In this adventure and romantic prince valiant is the long running popular comic strip of the same name, comes to life in this colourful, lively production mounted by 20th century fox. Valiant, a brave squire, is sent to escort princess hene to her home.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Prince valiant is played by robert wagner, who reads his lines in a vacant monotone and wears a long dutch bob and a jerkin with the skittish. Split acting, with well known english stars brian aherne, in hollywood from the 30s as king arthur, and james mason as sir brack, with the american stars, sterling hayden as sir gwain and robert wagner as the viking prince valiant of the title. While popular, critical reception was poor and wagner later joked his wig in the movie made him look like jane wyman. Robert wagner plays the title role and does a bangup job of it, convincingly portraying the heroic prince as he enters the court of king arthur brian aherne in england and becomes with some tutelage from sir gawain, played by sterling hayden a knight of the round table. Sunday prince valiants adventures fighting the enemies of camelot appeared in more than 200 newspapers and inspired. Young prince valiant robert wagner vows to become a member of the knights of the round table in order to return his father to the throne and restore the christian faith to their homeland. After the evil king sligon exiles his family from scandia, prince valiant robert wagner vows to become a member of king arthurs knights of the round table in order to return his father to the. With james mason, janet leigh, robert wagner, debra paget, sterling hayden, victor. Janet leigh, robert wagner, debra paget, sterling hayden, victor mclaglen, donald crisp and tom conway, prince valiant is released for. Prince valiant is a 1954 adventure film in technicolor and cinemascope from 20th century fox. Robert wagner to temporarily replace robert osborne on turner classic movies. Robert wagner can play rich or richlooking dudes well because he himself came from money.
Set in england during the time of king arthur, a young viking, prince valiant, seeks to become a knight in camelot. Find movie and film cast and crew information for prince valiant 1954 henry hathaway on allmovie allmovie. Get the best deals on prince valiant golden age comics 1938 1955. Less than valiant efforts two film versions of prince. Prince valiant 1954 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Young prince valiant travels to camelot to become a squire for sir gawain, one of king arthurs legendary. Prince valiant 1954 brian aherne and jarma lewis in prince valiant 1954 janet leigh. During his knight training, he falls for a princess and unmasks the black knight. With stephen moyer, katherine heigl, thomas kretschmann, edward fox. Prince valiant is a 1954 adventure film in technicolor and cinemascope, directed by henry hathaway, that stars james mason, janet leigh, robert wagner. Prince valiant is a 1954 adventure film in technicolor and cinemascope from 20th century fox, produced by robert l.
Aug 02, 2019 robert wagner starred in the title role, along with janet leigh, james mason, debra paget, sterling hayden, victor mclaglen, donald crisp, primo carnera, and brian aherne. Prince valiant 1954 stream and watch online moviefone. Prince valiant in the days of king arthur or simply prince valiant, is an american comic strip created by hal foster in 1937. Prince valiant robert wagner, son of the exiled king of scandia, journeys to england.
Prince valiant is played by robert wagner, who reads his lines in a vacant monotone and wears a long dutch bob and a jerkin with the skittish air of a man trying. Fox gave wagner the lead in an expensive spectacular, prince valiant 1954. Jacks, directed by henry hathaway, that stars james mason, janet leigh, robert wagner, debra paget, and sterling hayden. With thrilling action, romance, courtly intrigue, franz waxmans rousing score, and a magnificent cast of hollywood greats including james mason, janet leigh, robert wagner, debra paget, sterling hayden, victor mclaglen, donald crisp and tom conway, prince valiant is released for home viewing for the first time in the uk. Prince valiant 1954 video detective movie trailers.
Robert wagner is perfect as valient, and sterling hayden is at the top of his form, as is james mason. Robert wagner doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Kirk, robert wagner is quite virile and convincing as the title character. Valiant attempts to become himself a knight at king arthurs round table. Prince valiant 1954 film prince valiant 1954 film qwe. In it, a very young robert wagner plays the title character, son of the king of scandia during the time of king arthur brian aherne. But prince valiant proves a fearsome opponent to the usurping sir brack.
With thrilling action, romance, courtly intrigue, franz waxmans rousing score, and a magnificent cast of hollywood greats including james mason, janet leigh, robert wagner, debra paget, sterling hayden, victor mclaglen, donald crisp and tom conway, prince. But when their caravan is ambushed by bloodthirsty vikings and an evil sorceress, valiant has to fight a desperate battle to save the princess and the kingdom. Read the full synopsis of prince valiant, 1954, directed by henry hathaway, with james mason, robert wagner, janet leigh, at turner classic movies. Robert wagner, janet leigh, james mason 1954 vhs, 1991nr color prince valiant. According to his memoir pieces of my heart, his father was a selfmade man, working as a paint. Screen beauties janet leigh and debra paget almost never showed any leg in any movie, and herein sorry are fully covered as usual. Seeking to restore his fathers overthrown kingdom, prince valiant, son of the king of scandia, goes to king arthurs court, where he befriends the jovial sir gawain. He was teamed with jeffrey hunter in a western, white feather 1955. Robert wagner starred in the title role, along with janet leigh, james mason, debra paget, sterling hayden, victor mclaglen, donald crisp, primo carnera, and brian aherne. The film is based on the king features syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name by hal foster. Robert wagner list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
In the adventureromance prince valiant 1954, the long running popular comic strip of the same name, comes to life in a colorful, lively production mounted by 20th century fox. The film is based on the king features syndicated newspaper com. Prince valiant 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. There arthur brian aherne governs in the legendary citadel that is camelot. On the set of prince valiant, someone that talked to him for 10 minutes said they thought they were talking to claudette colbert. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Val also falls in love with a beautiful princess leigh and faces the treachery of the mysterious black knight, who. I thought robert wagner looked very cute in his wig.