Summary One Christmas, a knight garbed all in green appears in King Arthur's Court and challenges any knight to hew off his head on the proviso that he be allowed to return the axe stroke afterwards. All of King Arthur's other knights being frightened, Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and hacks off the green knight's head. The green knight then gives Gawain a year to find his home and live a little before the cut is returned. View more details
Directed : John Michael Phillips
Written : The Gawain Poet David Rudkin
Stars : Marc Warren Jason Durr Malcolm Storry Valerie Gogan
Genres : Fantasy Drama
Release date : Dec 23, 1991
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Thames Television
Summary One Christmas, a knight garbed all in green appears in King Arthur's Court and challenges any knight to hew off his head on the proviso that he be allowed to return the axe stroke afterwards. All of King Arthur's other knights being frightened, Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and hacks off the green knight's head. The green knight then gives Gawain a year to find his home and live a little before the cut is returned. View more details
Genres : Fantasy Drama
Release date : Dec 23, 1991
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Thames Television
