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Excalibur(Movie, 1981)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 20min | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
ExcaliburRating: 3.5/5 (with 422422 votes)
Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, co-written and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory. It stars Nigel Terry as Arthur, Nicol Williamson as Merlin, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Helen Mirren as Morgana, Liam Neeson as Gawain, Gabriel Byrne as Uther and Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently i... ()
Movie poster of Excalibur

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Duration: 2h 20min
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Available languages: German
Duration: 2h 20min
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Duration: 2h 21min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Excalibur

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About Excalibur

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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Excalibur (1981) | Modern Trailer(Trailer, 2:30)

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: England
Based on the work of: Thomas Malory ("Le Morte d'Arthur")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 24 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/29/1981 (World premiere: 04/10/1981)
Appearing Characters: King Arthur, Morgan le Fay, Lancelot, Guinevere, Percival, Merlin, Gorlois, Leodegrance, Urien Rheged, Sir Ector, Gawain, Uther Pendragon, Mordred, Igraine, King Lot, Sir Kay
Director: John Boorman
Producer: John Boorman
Film Editor: John Merritt
Director of Photography: Alex Thomson
Composer: Trevor Jones
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Excalibur l'epee magique"
"Εξκάλιμπερ"
"The Excalibur"
Budget: 11,000,000 USD
Revenue: 34,967,437 USD (= 318%)

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