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Ivanhoe
1952 · Film · 106 min
Directed by Richard Thorpe
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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I have only ever seen the 1950s Ivanhoe film and part of a... I think it was a 1990s TV miniseries. I'll have to watch this.
Mostly they hold up well, but there are occasional surprises to the modern reader - the character of Isaac in Ivanhoe is a horrible anti-semitic caricature. Although his daughter Rebecca isn't. The presentation of Robin Hood has to have been hugely influential on the 20th century view of him. And of course Scott is responsible for the "highland revival", and all the tartan and shortbread parts of the Scottish tourist industry.
I'm slightly surprised that nobody has attempted to film Waverly, maybe it will happen after the success of Outlander.