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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Boorman |
| Stars: |
Helen Mirren |
| Actors: |
Nicol Williamson |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Infidelity · Big Battles · Mythology · Medieval · Classic Fight Scenes · Witches And Wizards · Essential Cinema · Fantasy |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
085392201822 |
| Release Date: |
1981 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 20min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 20min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (September 21, 1999)
UPC: 085392201822 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 20min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (August 12, 1997)
UPC: 085392201839 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Rospo Pallenberg |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/08/1981, Har.): "...EXCALIBUR is exquisite, a near-perfect blend of action, romance, fantasy and philosophy....Finely acted and beautifully filmed..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"You must remember, there's always something cleverer than yourself."--Merlin (Nicol Williamson) to Arthur (Nigel Terry)
"It's a lonely way, you know, the way of the necromancer."--Merlin to Morgana (Helen Mirren)
"For it is the doom of men that they forget!"--Merlin |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Director John Boorman's passionate adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's LE MORTE D'ARTHUR stars Nigel Terry as the faithful King Arthur. Necromancer Merlin (Nicol Williamson) offers the magic sword Excalibur to the warlike Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) in exchange for a promise that he'll make peace with his enemy, the duke of Cornwall (Corin Redgrave). He agrees but breaks his word after catching sight of Cornwall's wife, Igraine (Katrine Boorman). With the magician's help he makes love to the woman in the guise of her husband. She bears a child, Arthur, who is taken by Merlin as payment for his assistance and left in the care of Ector (Clive Swift). Years pass, and the boy, now a humble squire, pulls Excalibur from the stone in which Uther had sunk it--a task no other could accomplish. With Merlin's counsel, he marries the stunning Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi), finds a champion in Sir Lancelot (Nicholas Clay), subdues the skirmishing knights, and builds the Round Table to unite them. Yet his half-sister, M... |
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