Gawain and the Green Knight
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles![Frame shows a man dressed in Knight's attire kneeling before a green Wizard with long hair and a beard. Caption. Call on your courtly code to keep your head on now.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/3796_1.jpg)
A dramatization of the 14th-century poem, one of the best known of the Arthurian legends. The Green Knight issues a challenge at King Arthur's Christmas feast. Gawain accepts the conditions and travels to meet him a year later. Gawain struggles to keep both his word and moral code in his quest.
Media Details
Runtime: 1 hours 16 minutes 35 seconds
- Topic: Literature
- Subtopic: English Literature
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 1996
- Producer/Distributor: Films For The Humanities & Sciences
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