Gawain and the Green Knight (1991) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1991 · 76 mins · English

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Directed by

John Michael Phillips

Starring

Marc Warren, Malcolm Storry, Valerie Gogan, Jason Durr, John Lyons, Shay Gorman

During a Yuletide feast at King Arthur’s court, a mysterious knight clad entirely in green issues a bold challenge: any knight who can sever his head may keep the axe stroke, but must endure a year before the blow is returned. While the other knights shrink away, Sir Gawain steps forward, beheads the Green Knight, and is then given a year to live honorably and seek his true home before the promised return of the strike.