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The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court-- the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. After Arthur draws Excalibur from a stone, he becomes King. Guided by Merlin, Arthur marries Guenevere and gathers the Knights of the Round Table. However, Arthur's reign as kin...

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Uniform Title:Excalibur (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (film distibutor.)
Other Authors: Boorman, John, 1933- (Screenwriter), Pallenberg, Rospo (Screenwriter), Jones, Trevor, 1949 March 23- (composer (expression)), Ringwood, Bob (Costume designer), Terry, Nigel (Actor), Williamson, Nicol (Actor), Mirren, Helen (Actor), Clay, Nicholas (Actor), Lunghi, Cherie, 1952- (Actor), Geoffrey, Paul (Actor), Addie, Robert, 1960-2003 (Actor), Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- (Actor), Buckley, Keith, 1941-2020 (Actor), Boorman, Katrine, 1958- (Actor), Neeson, Liam (Actor), Redgrave, Corin (Actor), O'Brien, Niall, 1946-2009 (Actor), Stewart, Patrick, 1940- (Actor), Swift, Clive (Actor), Hinds, Ciarán, 1953- (Actor), Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] [Orion Pictures], 1981.
Subjects:
Arthur, > King > Drama.
King Arthur's Round Table > Drama.
Britons > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Morgan le Fay (Legendary character) > Drama.
Mordred (Legendary character) > Drama.
Knights and knighthood > Drama.
Camelot (Legendary place) > Drama.
Merlin > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 > Drama.
Arthurian romances > Film adaptations.
Fantasy films.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Arthurian romances.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court-- the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. After Arthur draws Excalibur from a stone, he becomes King. Guided by Merlin, Arthur marries Guenevere and gathers the Knights of the Round Table. However, Arthur's reign as king and the land is soon threatened when an unfaithful Guinevere betrays Arthur and falls for the brave knight Sir Lancelot and Arthur's evil half-sister, the sorceress Morgana, seeks to avenge her father. Disguising herself as Guinevere, Morgana seduces Arthur into siring a son with him--the evil Mordred, who may prove to be his downfall.
Item Description:"An Orion Pictures release thru Warner Bros, a Warner Communications Company"--Opening credits.
Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981 by Warner Bros.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 140 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; editor, John Merritt ; music, Trevor Jones ; executive producers, Edgar F. Gross and Robert A. Eisenstein ; production designer, Tony Pratt ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood.