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| New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Новые приключения янки при дворе короля Артура) | |
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| Directed by | Viktor Gres |
| Starring | Sergey Koltakov Albert Filozov Aleksandr Kaidanovsky |
| Production company | Dovzhenko Film Studio |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Russian: Новые приключения янки при дворе короля Артура) is a 1988 Soviet adventure film directed by Viktor Gres and based on American author Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The screenplay was written by Mikhail Roshchin, and the film was produced by Dovzhenko Film Studio.
The film tells the story of an American pilot who is transported to King Arthur's court, where he must use his modern knowledge to survive the intrigues of medieval life and find a way back home.
Plot
During one flight, an experienced American pilot and his crew encounter an unexpected disaster and fall into a time warp. The crew perishes, but the main character is transported to the medieval era, during the time of King Arthur. He is initially captured by one of the Knights of the Round Table, who shows him the life of slaves in this period. Using his knowledge from the modern era, he manages to secure his freedom and even earns a respectable position at the court, eventually becoming a knight. During this time, he learns the complexities of life at court. Hank begins to navigate the intrigues woven by various individuals and realizes he is an outsider in this world. Determined, he understands he must urgently find a way back home.
Cast
- Sergey Koltakov as Hank Morgan
- Albert Filozov as King Arthur / Merlin
- Yelena Finogeyeva as Queen Ginevra
- Aleksandr Kaidanovsky as Sir Lancelot
- Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Morgan Le Fay
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev as Archbishop
- Evdokiya Germanova as Cindy
- Vladimir Soshalsky as Sagramor
- Vladimir Kashpur
- Mark Gres as Mordraig
- Anatoli Stolbov
- Maria Kapnist
- Francisco Rodríguez
- José Vega
- Valeri Gribov
External links
| Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | |
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