Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

60 mins | Documentary | Dec. 20, 2013

This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever made, Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of actors Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. In this one hour film, they join other cast and crew to share their memories from the filming of this Arthurian masterpiece. Documentary originally released in 2013 with the title Behind The Sword In The Stone; a later, renamed version with updated biographical information on the actors involved was then released in 2016. The 2016 version has since been shown on various on-demand channels.

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

60 mins | Documentary | Dec. 20, 2013

Excalibur: Behind the Movie
This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever made, Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of actors Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. In this one hour film, they join other cast and crew to share their memories from the filming of this Arthurian masterpiece. Documentary originally released in 2013 with the title Behind The Sword In The Stone; a later, renamed version with updated biographical information on the actors involved was then released in 2016. The 2016 version has since been shown on various on-demand channels.
Producers PBS, Mossy Hare Productions
Original title Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Directors Mark Wright, Alec Moore
Writers

Cast

Nigel Terry

as Himself

Helen Mirren

as Herself

Liam Neeson

as Himself

Gabriel Byrne

as Himself

Patrick Stewart

as Himself

Cherie Lunghi

as Herself

Neil Jordan

as Himself

Paul Geoffrey

as Himself

Clive Swift

as Himself

John Boorman

as Himself

Katrine Boorman

as Herself

Charley Boorman

as Himself

Terry English

as Himself

John Lawlor

as Himself

Kevin Moriarty

as Himself

Trevor Jones

as Himself