Excalibur (movie)

Excalibur is a 1981 film which retells the legend of King Arthur. It grossed USD$34,967,437 and was the 18th most successful film of that year.

Cast and crew

Excalibur was directed by John Boorman and stars Nigel Terry (King Arthur), Helen Mirren (Arthur's half-sister Morgana), Nicol Williamson (Merlin), Nicholas Clay (Lancelot) and Cherie Lunghi (Guinevere). Liam Neeson, in one of his first film roles, plays Gawain, and Patrick Stewart plays King Leodegrance. Several members of the Boorman family appeared in the picture. Igraine (Arthur's mother), the Lady of the Lake, Mordred as a boy, and the infant Arthur were played by Boorman's children. Because of the number of Boormans involved with the film, it is sometimes called "The Boorman Family Project."

Related Topics:
John Boorman - Nigel Terry - Helen Mirren - Morgana - Nicol Williamson - Merlin - Nicholas Clay - Lancelot - Cherie Lunghi - Guinevere - Liam Neeson - Gawain - Patrick Stewart - King Leodegrance - Igraine - Lady of the Lake - Mordred

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The cinematography is by Alex Thomson and emphasises the gray skies, stone and bracken, waterfalls and tarns of the film's Irish locations in Wicklow, Tipperary, and County Kerry. The armour was designed by Bob Ringwood. The screenplay is by Rospo Pallenberg with John Boorman. The soundtrack is by Trevor Jones, with sound bites and samples drawn from Orff's Carmina Burana and Wagnerian motifs, of fate (Ring) and fatal attraction (Tristan und Isolde).

Related Topics:
Alex Thomson - Irish - Wicklow - Tipperary - County Kerry - Armour - Bob Ringwood - Screenplay - Rospo Pallenberg - John Boorman - Trevor Jones - Orff - Carmina Burana - Wagnerian - Ring - Tristan und Isolde

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~