Excalibur


Excalibur

Overview:

The myth of King Arthur brought to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical sword Excalibur by Merlyn. At his death Uthur buries the sword into a stone, and the next man that can pull it out will be King of England. Years later Arthur, Uthur's bastard son draws Excalibur and becomes king. Arthur's evil half-sister Morgana sires a son with him, who may prove his downfall.

Votes 238 (7.1/10)

Runtime: 140 minutes

Release Date 1981-04-10

Budget: $11,000,000.00

Revenue: $34,967,437.00

Tagline: Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.

Production company:

  • Orion Pictures
  • Warner Bros.

Production country:

  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Fantasy
  • Adventure

Trailer

Further Information

King Arthur
Nigel Terry
Nigel Terry
Morgana
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Lancelot
Nicholas Clay
Nicholas Clay
Guenevere
Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Lunghi
Perceval
Paul Geoffrey
Paul Geoffrey
Merlin
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson
Cornwall
Corin Redgrave
Corin Redgrave
Leondegrance
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Uryens
Keith Buckley
Keith Buckley
Sir Ector
Clive Swift
Clive Swift
Gawain
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Uther Pendragon
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Mordred
Robert Addie
Robert Addie
Igrayne
Katrine Boorman
Katrine Boorman
King Lot
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
Kay
Niall O'Brien
Niall O'Brien
Director
John Boorman
John Boorman
Screenplay
John Boorman
John Boorman
Novel
Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory
Adaptation
Rospo Pallenberg
Rospo Pallenberg
Producer
John Boorman
John Boorman
Executive Producer
Robert A. Eisenstein
Robert A. Eisenstein
Executive Producer
Edgar F. Gross
Edgar F. Gross
Original Music Composer
Trevor Jones
Trevor Jones
Director of Photography
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson
Editor
John Merritt
John Merritt
Editor
Donn Cambern
Donn Cambern
Screenplay
Rospo Pallenberg
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