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.

Quotations

Merlin states the film's central theme, reflecting an ancient Celtic belief about kingship:

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:You will be the land,

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:And the land will be you.

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:If you fail, the land will perish;

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:As you thrive, the land will blossom.

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Pallenberg and Boorman's screenplay touches the heroic themes with directness: as Arthur declares:

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:"Any man who would be a knight and follow a King, follow me!"

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