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A pretty wooden 1954 CinemaScope film based on this general legend does at least feature James Mason as a traitor who makes a secret deal to turn over his country to Sligon. Possibly the last great backlot shoot took place at a replica of the Castillo Coca that Jack Warner insisted be built for a film drawn from this legend. The Sherman Brothers began a long relationship with one company by writing songs for a film based on this legend that introduced the character of (*) Madame Mim, who turns into a crocodile and an elephant as part of a duel of transformations. Joshua Logan directed a 1967 film based on this legend in which Franco Nero sings “If Ever I Would Leave You.” For 10 points, what general legend is the basis for the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot? ■END■
ANSWER: King Arthur legend [or Arthurian myth or the Sword in the Stone; accept sub-legends mentioning any Arthurian character, such as Lancelot or Guinevere; accept Prince Valiant]
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