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Excalibur
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
Adventure, Fantasy - 1981
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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.
Director:
,
John Boorman
Cast:
,
Gabriel Byrne
,
Helen Mirren
,
Cherie Lunghi
,
Nicholas Clay
,
Nigel Terry
,
Clive Swift
,
Nicol Williamson
,
Paul Geoffrey
,
Robert Addie
,
Keith Buckley

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
140 min
Release date:
10 Apr 1981
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$11,000,000
Revenue:
$34,967,437
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 10 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
What a wondrous vision Excalibur is! And what a mess.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
For all its audacity, a misguided folly.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Exquisite, a near-perfect blend of action, romance, fantasy and philosophy, finely acted and beautifully filmed by director John Boorman and cinematographer Alex Thomson.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Oct 2008
fresh:
There is humor here (in the form of a vaudeville Merlin, played by Nicol Williamson) as well as a diminution of scale that seems intended to help audiences through the thornier byways of Boorman's vision.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
6 Nov 2013
fresh:
Give Boorman credit for the loopy grandeur of his imagery and imaginings, for the sweet smell of excess, for his heroic gamble that a movie can dare to trip over its pretensions -- and still fly.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
6 Nov 2013
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