The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in Excalibur, from visionary moviemaker John Boorman (Deliverance, The General).
All the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic Le Morte Darthur are here: Arthur (Nigel Terry) removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; the Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; the heroic attempts to recover the Holy Grail; and the shifting balance of power between wily wizard Merlin (Nicol Williamson) and evil sorceress Morgana (Helen Mirren). With Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson in notable early screen roles, Excalibur serves up, The New Yorker's Pauline Kael wrote, "one lush, enraptured scene after another."
Production Year:
1981
Released:
Tue, 09/21/1999
Run Time Minutes:
141
Genres:
Fantasy
Genres:
Adventure
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-5
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Nigel Terry - King Arthur
Actors:
Helen Mirren - Morgana
Actors:
Nicholas Clay - Lancelot
Actors:
Cherie Lunghi - Guenevere
Actors:
Paul Geoffrey - Perceval
Actors:
Nicol Williamson - Merlin
Actors:
Robert Addie - Mordred
Actors:
Gabriel Byrne - Uther
Actors:
Keith Buckley - Uryens
Actors:
Katrine Boorman - Igrayne
Actors:
Liam Neeson - Gawain
Actors:
Corin Redgrave - Cornwall
Actors:
Niall O'Brien - Kay
Actors:
Patrick Stewart - Leondegrance
Actors:
Clive Swift - Ector
Actors:
Ciar?n Hinds - Lot
Actors:
Liam O'Callaghan - Sadok
Actors:
Michael Muldoon - Astamor
Actors:
Charley Boorman - Boy Mordred
Actors:
Mannix Flynn - Mordred's Lieutenant
Actors:
Garrett Keogh - Mador
Actors:
Emmet Bergin - Ulfius
Actors:
Barbara Byrne - Young Morgana
Actors:
Brid Brennan - Lady in Waiting
Actors:
Kay McLaren - Aged Morgana
Actors:
Eamonn Kelly - Abbot
Actors:
Telsche Boorman - Lady of the Lake
Actors:
Prudence Wright Holmes - Sunshine