Excalibur

Excalibur

141 mins | Adventure, Fantasy | April 10, 1981

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.

Excalibur

141 mins | Adventure, Fantasy | April 10, 1981

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cinema 84
Original title Excalibur
Directors Robert Dwyer-Joyce, Barry Blackmore, Andrew Montgomery, Martin O'Malley, Ted Morley, David Murphy, John Lawlor, John Boorman, Peter MacDonald
Writers Rospo Pallenberg, Thomas Malory, John Boorman

Cast

Nigel Terry

as King Arthur

Helen Mirren

as Morgana

Nicholas Clay

as Lancelot

Cherie Lunghi

as Guenevere

Paul Geoffrey

as Perceval

Nicol Williamson

as Merlin

Robert Addie

as Mordred

Gabriel Byrne

as Uther Pendragon

Keith Buckley

as Uryens

Katrine Boorman

as Igrayne

Corin Redgrave

as Cornwall

Liam Neeson

as Gawain

Niall O'Brien

as Kay

Patrick Stewart

as Leondegrance

Clive Swift

as Sir Ector

Ciarán Hinds

as King Lot

Liam O'Callaghan

as Sadok

Michael Muldoon

as Astamor

Charley Boorman

as Boy Mordred

Brid Brennan

as Lady in Waiting

Garrett Keogh

as Mador

Emmet Bergin

as Ulfius

Eamon Kelly

as Abbot (as Eamonn Kelly)

Gerard Mannix Flynn

as Mordred's Lieutenant

Barbara Byrne

as Young Morgana

Kay Maclaren

as Aged Morgana

Joelle Hélary

as Lady of the Lake

Conor Lambert

as Puppeteer