I want you to go, Lance. the film adds more of a tragic feel,not like the original broadway version which had more humor. Ah, Mon Dieu Lancelot Du Lac It is also called a Sword of Justice. It was Vanessa Redgrave's idea to do the song, "Take Me to the Fair", in a constantly changing setting with new backgrounds and costumes for every change of verse, to show the passage of time. When Richard Burton was considered to reprise his stage role as King Arthur, Warner Brothers considered casting Elizabeth Taylor as Guinevere, and Peter O'Toole as Lancelot. Yes. [singing] It is far better to be alive than dead. White's book "The Once and Future King", feels heavy-hearted on the screen, weighted down with ornate songs (unevenly performed) and endless talk. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero star in this ornate, three-hour adaptation of the Broadway musical. : | Richard Harris is quite simply magnificent as arthur,the best actor to play the role on stage or screen. The song written for the Broadway musical includes the lyrics, "Shall I not be on a pedestal, worshiped and competed for?/Not be carried off or better still, cause a little war?" As they sit together as a body, Camelot is one of the best. Guinevere : For Camelot itself, the Coca Castle, also in Segovia, was used in long shots and background shots to depict the towers and battlements of Arthur's legendary kingdom. [8][9] In December 1963, Orr left the project after being appointed to serve as Jack L. Warner's executive assistant. Vanessa Redgrave in "Camelot": Review - ChannelTim [singing] Was there ever a more inconvenient marriage of convenience? Julie Andrews didn't want to work with Richard Harris. Julie Andrews was too old and Richard Burton in the midst of his boozing and Lizzing. If you have the video or DVD of Camelot play that and then listen to Julie Andrews sing from the original cast album. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights. It will make you cry but you will be smiling at the same time. Simon Oates, Michael Latimer, Robert Morris, and Nicholas Pennell were interviewed for various knights. Filming & Production When Logan met Redgrave she was helming the play "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in its Brighton tryout engagement: the following week's triumphant West End opening mandated "Jean Brodie"'s six month run, necessitating a delay in the scheduled "Camelot" shoot which prompted studio head Warner Brothers studio head Jack L. Warner to grouse: "Do we really have to wait for that tall Communist dame until November?" King Arthur Guinevere As for the music? Everyone will want to join! He had to drop out in April 1981 due to ill health, and Richard Harris replaced him. King Arthur Warner Brothers was a dry studio. We don't know if he'll be defeated. Blondie's recording of "Follow Me" from their album "Autoamerican" uses the original lyrics from the stage version, while Frank Sinatra's recording uses the new lyrics used in the film.