- Billing Displacement: Though receiving top billing, Sean Connery does not appear until 30 minutes into the film.
- The Danza: Ralph Ineson as Malagant's henchman Ralf.
- Dawson Casting: Richard Gere is 15 years older than Julia Ormond, yet the movie treats Lancelot and Guinevere as being around the same age.
- Dyeing for Your Art: As photos of the cast at the movie's premiere show, Gere's already greying hair was dyed brown for his role as Lancelot.
- Follow the Leader: After Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves brought medieval epics back in a big way.
- Missing Trailer Scene: Lancelot and Guinevere
talking as she admires her new horse (at 0:42):- Lancelot: He (Arthur) doesn't know, does he?Guinevere: Know what?Lancelot: That you and I have met before.
- What Could Have Been:
- Mel Gibson was attached to play Lancelot at one stage, but chose to direct and star in Braveheart instead. William Baldwin was also considered.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones was considered for the role of Guinevere.
- Jeremy Irons and Ralph Fiennes were both considered for the role of Prince Malagant.
- Maurice Jarre was originally going to score the film, but declined because he felt didn't have enough time to do it. Jerry Goldsmith stepped in.
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