Excalibur
1981/04/10 (US) | Adventure, Fantasy
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
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.
John Boorman
Director
John Boorman
Screenplay
Rospo Pallenberg
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Nigel Terry
King Arthur
Nicol Williamson
Merlin
Helen Mirren
Morgana
Nicholas Clay
Lancelot
Paul Geoffrey
Perceval
Cherie Lunghi
Guenevere
Robert Addie
Mordred
Budget
$ 11,000,000
Revenue
$ 35,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Orion Pictures
- Cinema 84
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Crews
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Thomas Malory
Novel
Edgar F. Gross
Executive Producer
Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
Robert A. Eisenstein
Executive Producer
Rospo Pallenberg
Adaptation