‘Ivanhoe’: An Anglo-American Adventure Film

Post-World War II Britain sorely needed the values and direction given by this film adaptation of Walter Scott’s novel.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Robert Taylor) and Rebecca (Elizabeth Taylor), in "Ivanhoe." MovieStillsDB

NR | 1h 46m | Drama, Epic | 1952

Director Richard Thorpe’s period-adventure film draws on Scottish historian-novelist Sir Walter Scott’s 19th-century novel. It tells of Norman and Saxon knights jostling for favor with England’s 12th-century monarchy at the end of the Third Crusade.