First Knight

Despite desperate efforts to sell this umpteenth recycling of the Camelot legend as a Sean Connery vehicle, it's Richard Gere's film and he's not much of a Lancelot. An era of peace in medieval England is shattered by aggressive, former Camelot knight Sir Malagant (Ben Cross), who's broken with King Arthur (Sean Connery) and has designs on Arthur's idyllic kingdom. Malagant's men attempt to kidnap Arthur's intended bride, Guinevere (Julia Ormond), but are stopped by wandering swordsman Lancelot (Richard Gere), who boldly kisses the lady and disappears into the forest. Guinevere reaches Camelot but is abducted by Malagant's men, who take her to Malagant's lair in a ca...