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There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

maybe, not the best adaptation. or not the most impressive film for a generation far by the universe of Walter Scott. but one of films who could be inspired choice for the viewer looking the art and flavor and sensitivity of old times. and, maybe, this is the basic virtue of it. to be a trip. in the universe of good novel and to remind the glamour of stars from a lost time. so, Ivanhoe.

it is difficult to be a surprise. the classical novel, the perfect cast, the beautiful heroism , the images are pieces of a puzzle who must be a success. and that is the pure reality.but the film is real precious for its special flavor. sure, the fight scenes, the romanticism are marks of great films of period but the meeting between Joan Fontaine and Elizabeth Taylor, the Finlay Currie presence and the unique George Sanders are the pillars of a work who represents more than a beautiful film with lovely actors. and that is the basic ingredient of film - the precise measure , the admirable adaptation, the delicate tension and, sure, the romanticism because it is not easy to ignore Robert Taylor yesterday or today.

This film made a HUGE impression on me as a small child while I watched it on the family TV, lying on the floor. So I have a very sentimental attachment to it. At that time I was a big fan of all Sir Walter Scott's novels - well, the Classic Comics versions, actually. Anyway, I was completely in awe of "Ivanhoe" and I enjoyed very second of it. The only thing I couldn't grasp was how Ivanhoe could prefer Rowena over Rebecca! I was only 6 or 7, but the 19-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made a deep, incomprehensible-at-the-time impression on me. She was literally incredible. How could anybody possibly turn her down? But, that's what happened for the sake of the story.I've watched "Ivanhoe" many times since, and my older, cynical self spotted a lot that I missed that first time. Robert Taylor was way too old and too stiff and was a very wooden actor. Put Tyrone Power in there and you'd have an all-time classic epic. But I also noticed the inimitable George Sanders. Wow! What a great villain he was! I thought his Sir Brian was actually far more realistic than Ivanhoe because he fell really hard for Rebecca, which made a lot more sense to me.But anyway, this is a great swashbuckler, very entertaining and colorful. I am now so old that I can just let it carry me along and take me back to my childhood for a couple hours. No matter what though, it's still impossible for me to comprehend someone not taking Liz when he had the chance. After it's over, I picture Ivanhoe in his castle being nagged by Rowena and kicking himself in the butt, over and over and over.

This is a stiffly performed, though good-looking adaptation of Walter Scott's popular Medieval novel. Handsome noble Robert Taylor (as Ivanhoe) gets to play with the emotions of two beautiful women, Jewish Elizabeth Taylor (as Rebecca) and Anglo Joan Fontaine (as Rowena). The performances get better as you go down the cast list. The score (Miklos Rozsa), cinematography (Freddie A. Young), and film (Pandro S. Berman) were nominated at "Academy Awards" time, with "Film Daily" and the "Director's Guild" adding honorable mentions for Richard Thorpe. His swashbuckling and chase scenes are certainly entertaining.****** Ivanhoe (7/31/52) Richard Thorpe ~ Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders