Excalibur (1981)

Excalibur | United States of America| United Kingdom

A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.

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Description

Writers

John Boorman
Rospo Pallenberg

Stars

Nigel Terry
King Arthur

Helen Mirren
Morgana

Nicholas Clay
Lancelot

Cherie Lunghi
Guenevere

Paul Geoffrey
Perceval

Nicol Williamson
Merlin

Corin Redgrave
Cornwall

Patrick Stewart
Leondegrance

Keith Buckley
Uryens

Clive Swift
Sir Ector

Others...

Budget

11,000,000.00

Revenue

34,967,437.00

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Keywords

battle, england, magic, duel, love triangle, adultery, castle, knight, tournament, king arthur, wizard, witch, mythology, vision, fog, merlin, prophecy, excalibur, holy grail, mist, lancelot, mordred

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Orion Pictures

Actor

Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Corin Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, Keith Buckley, Clive Swift, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Addie, Katrine Boorman, Ciarán Hinds, Niall O'Brien, Charley Boorman, Brid Brennan

Creators

Trevor Jones (Original Music Composer), Donn Cambern (Editor), John Boorman (Screenplay), Alex Thomson (Director of Photography), Thomas Malory (Novel), Rospo Pallenberg (Screenplay), Robert A. Eisenstein (Executive Producer), Edgar F. Gross (Executive Producer), John Merritt (Editor), Mike Fox (Camera Operator), Terry English (Armorer)

Alternative titles

Excalibur l'epee magique (FR)
Εξκάλιμπερ (GR)

Release dates

02.07.1981 (AU)
27.05.1981 (FR)
27.08.1981 (NL)
07.02.2001 (NL)
09.11.2002 (NL)
29.10.1981 (DE)
10.04.1981 (US)
12.09.1981 (IT)
02.07.1981 (GB)