
Excalibur (1981)
Released:
1981-04-10
Duration:
2hr 21min
Rating 6.9
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
Overview
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.
Production Companies

Orion Pictures
Cinema 84

Warner Bros. Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $11,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $35,000,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.817 |
Directed By
John Boorman
Crew
Executive Producer
Robert A. Eisenstein
Robert A. Eisenstein
Screenplay
John Boorman
John Boorman
Director
John Boorman
John Boorman
Producer
John Boorman
John Boorman
Original Music Composer
Trevor Jones
Trevor Jones
Editor
Donn Cambern
Donn Cambern
Novel
Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory
Editor
John Merritt
John Merritt
Adaptation
Rospo Pallenberg
Rospo Pallenberg
Director of Photography
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson
Executive Producer
Edgar F. Gross
Edgar F. Gross
Screenplay
Rospo Pallenberg
Rospo Pallenberg
Associate Producer
Michael Dryhurst
Michael Dryhurst
Casting
Mary Selway
Mary Selway
Assistant Director
Barry Blackmore
Barry Blackmore
Visual Effects
Wally Veevers
Wally Veevers
Second Assistant Director
Ted Morley
Ted Morley
Makeup Artist
Anna Dryhurst
Anna Dryhurst
Hairstylist
Anne McFadyen
Anne McFadyen
Second Assistant Director
Robert Dwyer-Joyce
Robert Dwyer-Joyce
Second Assistant Director
John Lawlor
John Lawlor
Second Assistant Director
David Murphy
David Murphy
Production Manager
Jack Phelan
Jack Phelan
Second Assistant Director
Andrew Montgomery
Andrew Montgomery
Second Unit Director
Peter MacDonald
Peter MacDonald
Hairstylist
Anne Dunne
Anne Dunne
Makeup Artist
Basil Newall
Basil Newall
Art Direction
Tim Hutchinson
Tim Hutchinson
Set Decoration
Bryan Graves
Bryan Graves
Production Design
Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt
Costume Design
Bob Ringwood
Bob Ringwood
Assistant Director
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
Costume Assistant
Graham Churchyard
Graham Churchyard
Animal Wrangler
Gilbert White
Gilbert White
Armorer
Terry English
Terry English
TOP CAST

Nigel Terry
King Arthur

Nicol Williamson
Merlin

Helen Mirren
Morgana

Nicholas Clay
Lancelot

Paul Geoffrey
Perceval

Cherie Lunghi
Guenevere

Robert Addie
Mordred

Gabriel Byrne
Uther

Keith Buckley
Uryens

Katrine Boorman
Igrayne

Corin Redgrave
Cornwall

Liam Neeson
Gawain
Niall O'Brien
Kay

Patrick Stewart
Leondegrance

Clive Swift
Ector

Ciarán Hinds
Lot
Liam O'Callaghan
Sadok
Michael Muldoon
Astamor

Charley Boorman
Boy Mordred

Brid Brennan
Lady in Waiting
Garrett Keogh
Mador
Emmet Bergin
Ulfius
Eamon Kelly
Abbot
Gerard Mannix Flynn
Mordred's Lieutenant
Barbara Byrne
Young Morgana
Kay Maclaren
Aged Morgana

Joelle Hélary
Lady of the Lake

Conor Lambert
Puppeteer
Prudence Wright Holmes
Sunshine