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1981 • 2h 21min • PG • Adventure, Fantasy

Excalibur

"Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king."

Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail, and his nation's survival.

IMDb 7.3

RT 73%

MC 56

Director

John Boorman

Writers

John Boorman

Thomas Malory

Rospo Pallenberg

Composer

Trevor Jones

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Nigel Terry

King Arthur

Nicol Williamson

Merlin

Helen Mirren

Morgana

Nicholas Clay

Lancelot

Paul Geoffrey

Perceval

Cherie Lunghi

Guenevere

Robert Addie

Mordred

Gabriel Byrne

Uther

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Nigel Terry King Arthur

Nicol Williamson Merlin

Helen Mirren Morgana

Nicholas Clay Lancelot

Paul Geoffrey Perceval

Cherie Lunghi Guenevere

Robert Addie Mordred

Gabriel Byrne Uther

Keith Buckley Uryens

Katrine Boorman Igrayne

Corin Redgrave Cornwall

Liam Neeson Gawain

Niall O'Brien Kay

Patrick Stewart Leondegrance

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Ciarán Hinds Lot

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