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Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

USA / English

Nigel Terry	King Arthur
Helen Mirren	Morgana
Nicholas Clay	Lancelot
Cherie Lunghi	Guenevere
Paul Geoffrey	Perceval
Nicol Williamson	Merlin
Robert Addie	Mordred
Gabriel Byrne	Uther Pendragon
Keith Buckley	Uryens
Katrine Boorman	Igrayne

Director	John Boorman
Producer	John Boorman; Michael Dryhurst
Writer	Thomas Malory; Rospo Pallenberg; John Boorman

All the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic Le Morte Darthur are here: Arthur removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; the Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; the heroic attempts to recover the Holy Grail; and the shifting balance of power between wily wizard Merlin and evil sorceress Morgana.

Edition Details
Barcode	085392201822
Region	Any Region
Release Date	21-Sep-99
Screen Ratio	Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Audio Tracks	Dolby AC3 Stereo
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Store	Amazon
Tags	AVI(BT), VHSRip(Amazon)
Links	IMDB DVD Empire

Forged By A God. Foretold By A Wizard. Found By A Man. The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is receives its most impressive screen treatment in Excalibur, from visionary moviemaker John Boorman (Deliverance, The General). With Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and liam Neeson in notable early screen roles, Excalibur serves up, The New Yorker's Pauline Kael wrote, "one lush, enraptured scene after another."