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Excalibur [videorecording] / directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman.

Boorman, John, 1933- (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Thomson, Alex, 1929-2007 (cinematographer.). Pallenberg, Rospo, (screenwriter.). Merritt, John, 1920-1999 (editor of moving image work.). Jones, Trevor, 1949- (composer.). Gross, Edgar F., (film producer.). Eisenstein, Robert A., (film producer.). Pratt, Anthony, 1937- (production designer.). Ringwood, Bob, (costume designer.). Terry, Nigel, (actor.). Williamson, Nicol, (actor.). Mirren, Helen, (actor.). Clay, Nicholas, (actor.). Lunghi, Cherie, 1952- (actor.). Geoffrey, Paul, (actor.). Addie, Robert, 1960-2003 (actor.). Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- (actor.). Buckley, Keith, 1941- (actor.). Boorman, Katrine, 1958- (actor.). Neeson, Liam, (actor.). Redgrave, Corin, (actor.). O'Brien, Niall, 1946-2009 (actor.). Stewart, Patrick, 1940- (actor.). Swift, Clive, (actor.). Malory, Thomas, Sir, Morte d'Arthur. (Added Author). Orion Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Keith Buckley, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Niall O'Brien, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, Ciaran Hinds, Liam O'Callaghan, Michael Muldoon, Charley Boorman, Mannix Flynn, Garrell Keogh, Emmel Bergin, Barbara Byrne, Brid Brennan, Kay McLaren, Eamonn Kelly. (Cast).

Summary:

The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court-- the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. Focuses on the rise of Christian civilization out of the Dark Ages.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790732998
  • ISBN: 9780790732992
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (140 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981 by Warner Bros.
Re-released on DVD in 2010 with the same ISBN, technical aspects, and special features.
Special features: Feature-length commentary by director John Boorman ; production notes ; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; editor, John Merritt ; music, Trevor Jones ; executive producers, Edgar F. Gross and Robert A. Eisenstein ; production designer, Tony Pratt ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood.
Participant or Performer Note:
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Keith Buckley, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Niall O'Brien, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, Ciaran Hinds, Liam O'Callaghan, Michael Muldoon, Charley Boorman, Mannix Flynn, Garrell Keogh, Emmel Bergin, Barbara Byrne, Brid Brennan, Kay McLaren, Eamonn Kelly.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround 5.1, mono (French).
Language Note:
Closed-captioned in English.
Dialogue in English, with optional French soundtrack, and optional subtitles in English and French.

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Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century > Film adaptations.
Arthurian romances > Drama.
Knights and knighthood > Drama.
Europe > History > 392-814 > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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