The Adventures of Quentin Durward | |
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Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
Screenplay by | Robert Ardrey George Froeschel |
Based on | Quentin Durward 1823 novel by Sir Walter Scott |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
Edited by | Ernest Walter |
Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,470,000[1] |
Box office | $2,175,000[1] |
The Adventures of Quentin Durward, known also as Quentin Durward, is a 1955 British historical film released by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was by Robert Ardrey, adapted by George Froeschel from the 1823 novel Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott.
It was the third in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring Robert Taylor. The first two were Ivanhoe (1952) and Knights of the Round Table (1953). All three were made at MGM's British Studios in Borehamwood, near London. Unlike the earlier films, it was scored by Bronislau Kaper rather than Miklós Rózsa, who was busy on other projects at the time.
It was the first big-budget film for the British actress Kay Kendall. Other actors included Robert Morley and George Cole.