Prince Valiant is a 1997 sword and sorcery film loosely based on the Prince Valiant comic strip by Hal Foster.
Plot[]
The story is based on the myth of King Arthur. The young and inexperienced squire Valiant, masquerading as Sir Gawain, is sent to accompany the Welsh princess Lady Ilene, a guest at Camelot, on her way back home. Little does he know that meanwhile, Arthur's wicked sister Morgan has retrieved a spellbook from Merlin's tomb and convinced the Viking warlord Sligon, ruler of the kingdom of Thule, to steal the magical sword Excalibur during a jousting tournament.
Valiant and the princess become part of the struggle of "he who holds the sword rules the world", which leads them both to love and Valiant to his princely destiny, as it turns out he is the rightful heir to the throne of Thule. The usurper is killed by his also evil brother Thagnar. During the final confrontation, with the help of Thule's ruler Boltar, Morgan is destroyed, Thagnar is slain, and Valiant rescues the princess and recovers Excalibur.
Cast[]
- Stephen Moyer as Prince Valiant
- Katherine Heigl as Princess Ilene
- Thomas Kretschmann as Thagnar
- Edward Fox as King Arthur
- Udo Kier as Sligon
- Joanna Lumley as Morgan le Fay
- Ron Perlman as Boltar
- Warwick Davis as Pechet
- Gavan O'Herlihy as King Thane
- Anthony Hickox as Sir Gawain
- Ben Pullen as Prince Arn
- Marcus Schenkenberg as Tiny