Question 1

What historically accurate detail about finding King Richard I appears in the film?

Accepted Answer

Ivanhoe searches for King Richard by singing, which references the real minstrel Blondel who located the captured king by singing his favorite song at castles.

Question 2

Which World War II veteran with an unusual combat record appears as an archer in the film?

Accepted Answer

Mad Jack Churchill, a WWII veteran who killed a German soldier with a longbow in 1940, appears as an archer shooting from Warwick Castle's walls.

Question 3

What surprising fact about King Richard the Lionheart is highlighted in the film's trivia?

Accepted Answer

King Richard was French, spoke almost no English, and spent only six months of his ten-year reign in England, mostly being at war like during the Third Crusade.

Question 4

Which actress felt miscast in her role and was nearly replaced during filming?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Taylor considered herself miscast as Rebecca, and there was talk of replacing her with Deborah Kerr during production.

Question 5

What legendary stunt involved a fall into a castle moat?

Accepted Answer

Stuntman Paddy Ryan's fall from castle battlements into the moat became legendary among his peers for being so spectacular.

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