Excalibur Movie Review 1981

A sweeping, visionary retelling of the life of King Arthur, from his conception, to the sword in the stone, to the search for the Holy Grail and the final battle with Mordred. An imperfect, sensationalized version, but still the best yet filmed.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 140 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Royalty, Medieval Romps, Big Battles, Demons & Wizards, Great Britain, Camelot (Old), Occult

Screenplay

Rospo Pallenberg, John Boorman

Cast

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

Cinematography

Alex Thomson

Director

John Boorman

Music

Trevor Jones

Other

Donn Cambern

Producer

Orion Pictures