Adventure film

Siege of the Saxons (1963): Cast & Plot

Name: Siege of the Saxons
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1963-07-01
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Mark Dignam, John Laurie, Ronald Howard, Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis

Siege of the Saxons is a 1963 adventure film directed by Nathan Juran, starring Mark Dignam as King Arthur, John Laurie and Ronald Howard. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.

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Released: July 1, 1963
Runtime: 1h 25m (85 min)
Director: Nathan Juran
Genre: Adventure
Original language: English
Studio: Ameran Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Siege of the Saxons About?

The premise of Siege of the Saxons without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Saxon legions batter the flaming walls of King Arthur’s Camelot. As the kingdom burns, Arthur discovers that one of his own knights is scheming to seize power and marry his daughter. When the king falls, Merlin commands the ambitious knight to draw the sword from its scabbard, demanding proof that he alone deserves the throne.

Siege of the Saxons Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Siege of the Saxons Cast & Characters

Mark Dignam leads the cast as King Arthur, with John Laurie as Merlin and Ronald Howard as Edmund of Cornwall. Directed by Nathan Juran; 8 actors are credited in all.

Director Nathan Juran

Mark Dignam as King Arthur
John Laurie as Merlin
Ronald Howard as Edmund of Cornwall
Janette Scott as Princess Katherine

Also Starring in Siege of the Saxons

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Ronald Lewis Robert Marshall
Jerome Willis The Limping Man
John Gabriel Earl of Chatham
Francis de Wolff

Plot

Siege of the Saxons Plot Summary

What happens in Siege of the Saxons from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.

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King Arthur Mark Dignam faces a dangerous threat when a knight’s plot to seize the throne and marry his daughter is uncovered, shaking the kingdom of Camelot. Soon the soldiers of double-dealing Edmund of Cornwall Ronald Howard slay the king, leaving the realm in turmoil. Katherine Janette Scott, the rightful heiress, escapes with the help of outlaw Robert Marshall Ronald Lewis. Edmund schemes to seize the throne in league with Saxon invaders.

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