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DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 21, 1999
• R2: 15 May 2000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
2 hours, 20 minutes
Country USA
Studio Orion, Warner Brothers
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Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Fantasy, Infidelity, Cult Classic, Supernatural, Love, Deception
Tagline: No mortal could possess it! No kingdom could command it!
Plot: 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, Morgana (Helen Mirren), lurks in the shadows, preparing to poison her brother's reign. Perhaps the best film made in this genre, EXCALIBUR benefits from an extraordinary cast, including appearances by Byrne, Patrick Stewart, and Liam Neeson early in their celluloid careers.
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| Directed by |
John Boorman
Deliverance, The Tailor of Panama, Exorcist II: The Heretic |
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| Cast |
Helen Mirren
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Gosford Park, The Prince of Egypt |
 | Gabriel Byrne
The Usual Suspects, Enemy of the State, End of Days |
 | Liam Neeson
Schindler's List, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins |
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 | Ciarán Hinds
Road to Perdition, The Phantom of the Opera, Munich |
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