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Ivanhoe (1982)
starring: James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey
directed by: Douglas Camfield

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780800105891
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0800105893
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: June 24, 1994
Running Time: 142 minutes
Sales Rank: 2814
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 1982

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Amazon.com:
This 1982, 180-minute television remake of the original MGM feature, produced 30 years before, is the rare makeover of a classic that works quite well under its own steam. Anthony Andrews plays the disinherited knight who returns from the Third Crusades and is determined to raise the ransom to free a kidnapped King Richard (Julian Glover). With his bid rebuffed by his estranged father (Michael Hordern), and the affection of the latter's ward, Rowena (Lysette Anthony), compromised, Ivanhoe looks toward the generosity of the beautiful Rebecca (Olivia Hussey)--whose father (James Mason) he rescued from anti-Semitic Normans--for help. But a plot by faithless friends to discredit Ivanhoe, and his subsequent partnership with Robin Hood (David Robb) to save the day, keep this story from slowing down even for a minute. Originally a miniseries, this production has enough breadth to provide lots of breathing room for the script and cast to mine all the drama they can from Sir Walter Scott's novel. This is also a great-looking movie, with wall-to-wall pageantry, superb costumes--the works. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Best Ivanhoe Ever
There are a handful of movies that I research almost every day to see if they've been released on DVD yet, and the 1982 Ivanhoe is very near the top of this list. It's the first film I've ever seen Sam Neil perform in and he is a superb and conflicted villain. The acting is flawless throughout, and the action/adventure scenes are unrivaled. The only setback at all is that it was originally released on TV which means you have some awkward pauses where there used to be commercials, but these won't bother you when you realize you're enjoying one of the greatest displays of chivalry ever brought to the screen.

Rating:

- The 1982 Ivanhoe Movie - Very Well Done
For one whom has read the book, the movie captures the essence of the story - chivalry, romance, prejudice, and action. The actors in the movie did an excellent job. The character Ivanhoe was well portrayed and the relationship between Rebecca and Ivanhoe was well developed and believable. The movie addressed all the key activities within the book and succeeded in presenting the story without the audience feeling like the story was being rush.

The down side is that the movie may only be available in a VHS version. VHS does have a tendency to age and the clearness of the video and audio may be affected. It would be nice to have a DVD version of the movie available. Even though the movie may only be available in a VHS version -the positive aspects of the movie outlined above still result in this movie receiving a highly positive recommendation for purchase.

Rating:

- surprisingly disappointing...
I am so SAD about having to say negative things about this film. I'm a devout disciple of Ivanhoe, and a mesmerized fan of Anthony Andrews, so it feels like treachery to say that I've never been so disappointed in a film...What a CAST. But such meaningless drivel for dialog... True, this version DID include Athelstane, but to what purpose? He added nothing, he was totally incidental---well, blast it, WILFRED was incidental...And, bless her heart, that cute little girl didn't look remotely Saxon...And lovely Olivia looks more as if she's distressed and confused by the quality of the production than by deep love for Wilfred or impending immolation...By the time they tie her to the stake, she looks like she just wants out under any circumstance. I BELIEVED Elizabeth Taylor in the old version---I WANTED to believe Olivia Hussey, but I couldn't.
If he'd had the lines to work with, Sam Neill could have had us ... Read More

Rating:

- 14-year-old's impression
I'm 40 now, but saw this as a fourteen-year old girl. What I remember:
-Sam Neill was a thrilling villain--handsome, diabolical,and exciting. One of Britain's underestimated talents (see him in My Brilliant Career also--another favorite at 14).
-Olivia Hussey, one of the world's most beautiful women, was poignant and admirable in her defence against above villain. If the Olivia name craze hadn't taken place, I would have named my daughter Olivia because of her. (I also didn't because I only had sons. Oh, yeah.) Catch her as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet or as Mary in Jesus of Nazareth.
-My friends thought the actor who played Ivanhoe was "a babe" ("hot" in today's terminology) but he didn't make much of an impression on me at the time. (Fortunately, I do prefer nice men now.)

I'm hoping to show my sons this movie as soon as they're old enough. I remember it as a great film.

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