Camelot (film)

Camelot
Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak
Directed by	Joshua Logan
Screenplay by	Alan Jay Lerner
Based on	Camelot by Lerner and Loewe The Once and Future King by T. H. White
Produced by	Jack L. Warner
Starring	Richard Harris Vanessa Redgrave Franco Nero David Hemmings Lionel Jeffries Laurence Naismith
Cinematography	Richard H. Kline
Edited by	Folmar Blangsted
Music by	Frederick Loewe Alfred Newman[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date	October 25, 1967 (1967-10-25)
Running time	179 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million
Box office	$31.5 million[2]

Camelot is a 1967 American musical fantasy drama film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It stars Richard Harris as King Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere, and Franco Nero as Lancelot, with David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries and Laurence Naismith.

In April 1961, Warner Bros. obtained the rights to produce a film adaptation, with Lerner attached to write the screenplay. However, it was temporarily shelved as the studio decided to adapt My Fair Lady first. In 1966, development resumed with Joshua Logan hired as director. Original cast members Richard Burton and Julie Andrews were approached to reprise their roles from the stage musical, but both declined and were replaced with Harris and Redgrave. Filming took place on location in Spain and on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California.

Camelot was released on October 25, 1967 to mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, grossing $31.5 million against a $13 million budget and becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 1967. It received five nominations for the 40th Academy Awards and won three: Best Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. It also won three Golden Globe Awards, for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Richard Harris), Best Original Song (for "If Ever I Would Leave You"), and Best Original Score.