Ivanhoe
First screened in August 2013
Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Robert Taylor, Joan Fontaine, Elizabeth Taylor, Guy Rolfe, George Sanders, Finlay Currie, Felix Aylmer, Emlyn Williams, Robert Douglas, Harold Warrender, Francis De Wolff. Screenplay: Aeneas MacKenzie and Noel Langley (based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott).
Twitter Capsule: Well-produced within limits of studio-era "Medieval" pap. Final battles drag. Liz Taylor insists she is not a Jewish witch!

Photo © 1952 Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Cinematography (Color): Freddie Young
Best Original Score (Comedy/Drama): Miklós Rózsa

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Film Promoting International Understanding
Best Original Score: Miklós Rózsa

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