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Excalibur (1981)  link to Excalibur on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 553

poster Excalibur

IMDb Rating:
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7.4/10 (52695 votes)

Country: USA, 140 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s):

Director(s): John Boorman

Storyline:
The myth of King Arthur brought once again to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical sword Excalibur by the wizard Merlin. 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. Guided by Merlin, Arthur marries Guenivere and gathers the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur's evil half-sister Morgana sires a son with him, who may prove his downfall.

Cast:

photo Nigel Terry Nigel Terry King Arthur
photo Helen Mirren Helen Mirren Morgana
photo Nicholas Clay Nicholas Clay Lancelot
photo Cherie Lunghi Cherie Lunghi Guenevere
photo Paul Geoffrey Paul Geoffrey Perceval

Medium: Media file,

Location: [Klingon]H:\Victor's Movies\Excalibur.mp4

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1