Excalibur

Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Action

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

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

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).
All the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic Le Morte Darthur are here: Arthur (Nigel Terry) 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 (Nicol Williamson) and evil sorceress Morgana (Helen Mirren). 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."