Ivanhoe

1952 106 min ★ 6.8 Adventure, Romance, History

Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.

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Cast

Robert Taylor

Wilfred of Ivanhoe

Elizabeth Taylor

Rebecca

Joan Fontaine

Rowena

George Sanders

Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert

Emlyn Williams

Wamba

Robert Douglas

Sir Hugh De Bracy

Finlay Currie

Cedric

Felix Aylmer

Isaac

Francis de Wolff

Front De Boeuf

Norman Wooland

King Richard

Details

Director

Richard Thorpe

Screenplay

Noel Langley

Tagline

"At Last on the Screen ! Biggest Spectacle since QUO VADIS!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,842,000

Revenue

$10,878,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Reviews

J

John Chard

January 7, 2020

★ 8/10

Before me kneels a nation divided - rise as one man, and that one, for England! Out of MGM, Ivanhoe was spared no expense and became the costliest epic produced in England at the time - though the studio millions that were tied into English banks is more telling than any sort of love for the project one feels... It's directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The cast feat...

C

CinemaSerf

September 9, 2022

★ 7/10

This is a super action-adventure tale about a chivalrous knight battling Norman injustice as he strives to find and restore King Richard I to the English throne. Robert Taylor leads what can safely be described as an all-star cast with Elizabeth Taylor; Joan Fontaine and George Sanders delivering gentle and solid performances. Sir Felix Aylmer stands out too as "Isaac", the Jewish banker who attem...