Ivanhoe (1952) | |
Director(s) | Richard Thorpe |
Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Period Piece, Swashbucklers |
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Ivanhoe Overview:
Ivanhoe (1952) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
Award | Recipient | Result |
Best Cinematography | F. A. Young | Nominated |
Best Music - Scoring | Miklos Rozsa | Nominated |
Best Picture | Pandro S. Berman, Producer | Nominated |
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Ivanhoe ( 1952 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 13, 2018 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversSir Walter Scott's 1819 epic medieval novel "Ivanhoe" was brought to the big screen in 1952 as a gorgeous Technicolor adaptation released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Like many medieval films of the era, it combined romance, drama, and a good deal of swordplay into an adventure-packed 100-mi... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: IVANHOE (1952)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2016 From Virtual ViragoAdapted from the novel by Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1952) makes a perfect companion to The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both are rousing Technicolor adventures set during the days of King Richard the Lionheart, and Robin even plays a critical part in the later story. Robert Taylor might lack th... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: IVANHOE (1952)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2016 From Virtual ViragoAdapted from the novel by Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1952) makes a perfect companion to The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both are rousing Technicolor adventures set during the days of King Richard the Lionheart, and Robin even plays a critical part in the later story. Robert Taylor might lack th... Read full article
Ivanhoe (1952)
By Beatrice on Sep 13, 2015 From Flickers in TimeIvanhoe Directed by Richard Thorpe Written by Noel Langley and Marguerite Roberts; adapted by Aeneas MacKenzie from the novel by Sir Walter Scott 1952/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental This has all the makings of a blockbuster – big stars, pageantry, and mortal knightly... Read full article
Ivanhoe (1952) with Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor
By Orson De Welles on May 22, 2014 From Classic Film FreakShare This! When I signed up to participate in the Fabulous Films of the 50s blogathon, for whatever reason I was drawn to the epic film.? To me the 50s in Hollywood was one of trepidation, as television was making inroads and threatening the livelihoods of the studios.? The studio system as it was ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Isaac of York: My heart broke long ago. But it serves me still.
Ivanhoe: Hold my Lords!
Ivanhoe: I Wilfred of Ivanhoe, do challenge the judgment of this tribunal. In the name of the accused, I demand that her guilt or innocence be determined in the eyes of God by wager of battle.
Rebecca: I love you - and I must not feel it - yet Ivanhoe I love you, with all the longing in this lonely world.
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Facts about
Joan Fontaine plays the romantic lead opposite Robert Taylor in this film, which involves the return of King Richard to the throne of England and features Robin Hood as a minor character. Fourteen years earlier Fontaine's sister Olivia de Havilland played the romantic lead opposite Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood, a film set around similar events.
Elizabeth Taylor considered herself to be miscast as Rebecca, and during filming there was talk of replacing her with Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor's co-star from Quo Vadis.
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