The Green Knight
“When honor was everything.”
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.
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Cast
42 people
Dev Patel
Gawain
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Alicia Vikander
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Joel Edgerton
Lord
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Warrior
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Sarita Choudhury
Mother
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Homeland
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Sean Harris
King
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Prometheus
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Kate Dickie
Queen
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Loki
The Witch
Barry Keoghan
Scavenger
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Chernobyl
Saltburn
Erin Kellyman
Winifred
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Willow
Ralph Ineson
Green Knight
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Chernobyl
The Witch
Emilie Hetland
First Thief
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Fjord
Anthony Morris
Second Thief
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Hummingbird
The Watchers
Megan Tiernan
The Young Queen
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Flicker
David Lowery Director · Daniel Hart Composer Andrew Droz Palermo Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $15M · United States release July 30, 2021
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,887,953
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
A24
Production · Studio
Bron Studios
Production
Sailor Bear
Production
Ley Line Entertainment
Production
Wild Atlantic Pictures
Production
Canada · Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Switzerland · July 29, 2021
Digital
United States · July 30, 2021
Theatrical
United States · August 18, 2021
Digital · A24 Screening Room
United States
August 19, 2021 · Digital · PVOD
October 12, 2021 · Physical
December 10, 2021 · Limited theatrical
March 4, 2022 · TV · Showtime
December 11, 2024 · Limited theatrical · A24 x IMAX Presents
Australia
July 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 21, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Canada
July 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 20, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
September 16, 2021 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 27, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
France
August 19, 2021 · Digital
January 3, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
July 29, 2021 · Theatrical
December 9, 2021 · Physical
Greece
September 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 20, 2021 · Theatrical
India
August 27, 2021 · Theatrical
Indonesia
July 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Israel
July 29, 2021 · Theatrical
Italy
November 16, 2021 · Digital · Amazon Prime Video
Japan
November 25, 2022 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 29, 2021 · Theatrical
Norway
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Poland
July 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical · Вольга
September 10, 2021 · Digital · Вольга
Saudi Arabia
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 23, 2021 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 29, 2021 · Theatrical
February 1, 2026 · TV · JOJ PLUS
South Korea
August 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
October 28, 2021 · Digital
Sweden
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
September 24, 2021 · Digital · Amazon
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