History Film / FirstKnight

* BigBad: Prince Malagant, once one of the best Knights of the Round Table who seeks to take Camelot for himself.

* MayDecemberRomance: Arthur is 35 years older than Guinevere, though such age differences were probably quite common in those days.

* DeathCourse: Lancelot runs through a gauntlet (without the provided protective gear) to win a kiss from Guinevere. In fact he probably beat it ''because'' of the lack of gear; it's incredibly bulky and limits mobility.

* AgeGapRomance: Richard Gere (Lancelot) is 15 years older than Julia Ormond (Guinevere).
* AgeLift: King Arthur is a lot older than Guinevere and Lancelot while Lancelot himself is 15 years older than Guinevere when they are all usually portrayed as around the same age.

* DamselInDistress: Guinevere, pretty much for the entirety of the film, though she does put up a good fight during both of her abductions, showing herself to be tougher than most examples of this trope.

* AgeLift: King Arthur is a lot older than Guinevere and Lancelot while they are all usually portrayed as around the same age.

* HeroicBSOD: Arthur after walking in on Lancelot and Guinevere kissing, which gets kicked UpToEleven when he forces her to admit that she loves him. See MyGodWhatHaveIDone, about the moment Arthur becomes aware he made a mistake to try Guinevere and Lancelot publicly. Even if it is only for a few seconds, he seems quite lost.

A 1995 film that reinterprets the Myth/ArthurianLegend, written by William Nicholson (''Literature/WindOnFire'') and directed by [[{{Film/Ghost}} Jerry Zucker]]. The music score is by Music/JerryGoldsmith.

* StandardHeroReward: The end has the mortally wounded King Arthur inexplicably hand over the royal sword and rulership of Camelot to Sir Lancelot who, before then, was a roving entertainer who fought people in town squares for money. Earlier on, Arthur had knighted Lancelot for rescuing Guinevere over Lancelot's (and the Round Table Knights') protestations. So he gives his Kingdom (and his soon-to-be widow) over to somebody who he barely knows, who had fallen in love with his wife, and who has no desire or ability to rule.

* RapunzelHair: Guinevere.

* TheDanza: Malagant's primary henchman Ralf is played by actor [[Creator/RalphIneson Ralph Ineson]].

KingArthur (Creator/SeanConnery) has spent his entire life bringing justice to the land and wants more than anything else to marry Guinevere and enjoy a peaceful retirement. Despite genuinely caring for him, Guinevere (Creator/JuliaOrmond) feels it to be her duty to marry him, and it's clear that she has a problem with letting obligation make her decisions for her, instead of her heart. Lancelot (Creator/RichardGere) is a wandering swordsman, making as few ties as possible because his family and village were destroyed in the wars.

KingArthur (Creator/SeanConnery) has spent his entire life bringing justice to the land and wants more than anything else to marry Guinevere and enjoy a peaceful retirement. Despite genuinely caring for him, Guinevere (Creator/JuliaOrmond) feels it to be her duty to marry him, and its clear that she has a problem with letting obligation make her decisions for her, instead of her heart. Lancelot (Creator/RichardGere) is a wandering swordsman, making as few ties as possible because his family and village were destroyed in the wars. When these three collide, will they save Camelot from its latest threat or doom it?

* AdaptationalHeroism: Sir Agravaine is a good guy here, the most prominent of the other Round Table knights.

* TheDanza: Malagant's primary henchman Ralf is played by actor Ralph Ineson.

KingArthur (Creator/SeanConnery) has spent his entire life bringing justice to the land and wants more than anything else to marry Guinevere and enjoy a peaceful retirement. Despite genuinely caring for him, Guinevere (Julia Ormond) feels it to be her duty to marry him, and its clear that she has a problem with letting obligation make her decisions for her, instead of her heart. Lancelot (Creator/RichardGere) is a wandering swordsman, making as few ties as possible because his family and village were destroyed in the wars. When these three collide, will they save Camelot from its latest threat or doom it?

* {{Demythtification}}: While it's still very much a medieval-style fantasy and no real-world places are ever mentioned, there is no Merlin, Morgan le Fay or any other magic elements from the legends. Arthur's sword, while shiny, is not said to be "{{Excalibur}}".

* GoodColorsEvilColors: Camelot is so very blue while [[EvilWearsBlack Malagant uses black]].

* {{Demythtification}}: While it's still very much a medieval-style fantasy and no real-world places like Britain (or England) are ever mentioned, there is no Merlin, Morgan le Fay or any other magic elements from the legends. Arthur's sword, while shiny, is not said to be "{{Excalibur}}".

* {{Hypocrite}}: Arthur says that the round table has no head nor foot, but he takes action against the advice of the knights. He makes Lancelot a knight, and later he has Lancelot and Guinevere face a public trial. Both actions end up working against him, becoming LaserGuidedKarma.

** Subverted: Malagant's eyes close at the moment of death.

* BowAndSwordInAccord: Several of Malagant's men carry hand crossbows that they fire before charging. They hit and kill someone with every shot, too; after a while you wonder why they use swords at all. Maybe they're hard to reload? (As a matter of fact, yes.)