Excalibur

• 6.944 Adventure
• 1981-04-10
• 141 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

John Boorman

Writer:

John Boorman Rospo Pallenberg