Excalibur (Blu-ray) R
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.

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Blu-ray Disc Features:
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 21 minutes
- Video: Color
- Released: March 8, 2011
- Originally Released: 1981
- Label: Warner Home Video
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Note: Commentary by director John Boorman
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.85
- Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
- DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles - French, Spanish
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Helen Mirren & Nigel Terry | |
Performer: | Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Liam Neeson & Clive Swift | |
Directed by | John Boorman | |
Edited by | John Merritt & Donn Cambern | |
Screenwriting by | Rospo Pallenberg & John Boorman | |
Composition by | Trevor Jones | |
Director of Photography: | Alex Thomson |
Memorable Quotes and Dialog:
"You must remember, there's always something cleverer than yourself."
- Merlin (Nicol Williamson) to Arthur (Nigel Terry)
"It's a lonely way, you know, the way of the necromancer."
- Merlin to Morgana (Helen Mirren)
"For it is the doom of men that they forget!"
- Merlin
Entertainment Reviews:
...EXCALIBUR is exquisite, a near-perfect blend of action, romance, fantasy and philosophy....Finely acted and beautifully filmed...
Variety
This is the Arthur legend at its most primal, romantic and tragic, human and supernatural, set on the cusp between the old gods and the Christian God.
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Mr. Boorman takes these myths very seriously, but he has used them with a pretentiousness that obscures his vision.
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New York Times
The attempt in Excalibur to produce recognisable or at least historical figures results only in a kind of anachronistic bathos; the content of the film never quite matches up to the technological and cinematic expertise which went into its production.
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The Spectator
Give Boorman credit for the loopy grandeur of his imagery and imaginings, for the sweet smell of excess, for his heroic gamble that a movie can dare to trip over its pretensions -- and still fly.
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TIME Magazine
Well, if there's anything wrong with [John] Boormans' version, it's just fancy and obviously in bad taste. [Full review in Spanish]
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El Pais (Spain)
Rating: 2.5/4 --
What a wondrous vision Excalibur is! And what a mess.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Product Description:
Director John Boorman's passionate adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's LE MORTE D'ARTHUR stars Nigel Terry as the faithful King Arthur. Necromancer Merlin (Nicol Williamson) offers the magic sword Excalibur to the warlike Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) in exchange for a promise that he'll make peace with his enemy, the duke of Cornwall (Corin Redgrave). He agrees but breaks his word after catching sight of Cornwall's wife, Igraine (Katrine Boorman). With the magician's help he makes love to the woman in the guise of her husband. She bears a child, Arthur, who is taken by Merlin as payment for his assistance and left in the care of Ector (Clive Swift). Years pass, and the boy, now a humble squire, pulls Excalibur from the stone in which Uther had sunk it--a task no other could accomplish. With Merlin's counsel, he marries the stunning Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi), finds a champion in Sir Lancelot (Nicholas Clay), subdues the skirmishing knights, and builds the Round Table to unite them. Yet his half-sister, Morgana (Helen Mirren), lurks in the shadows, preparing to poison her brother's reign. Perhaps the best film made in this genre, EXCALIBUR benefits from an extraordinary cast, including appearances by Byrne, Patrick Stewart, and Liam Neeson early in their celluloid careers. Counterpointing ethereally filtered sex scenes against scenes of graphic blood-and-guts swordplay, Boorman's sumptuous production galvanizes the familiar mythology, as he charts the transition from an age of magic to one of reason.
Plot Synopsis:
John Boorman brings the timeless legend of King Arthur to the screen in visually elaborate style. An epic tale steeped in magic, EXCALIBUR chronicles the life of Arthur beginning with his birth and ending with his climactic battle with his illegitimate son, the evil Mordred.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Big Battles
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Fantasy
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Medieval
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Mythology
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Witches And Wizards
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Classic Fight Scenes
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Recommended
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Infidelity
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Theatrical Release
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Essential Cinema
Production Notes:
- Shot on location in Wicklow, Tipperary, and Kerry, Ireland.
- EXCALIBUR is the feature-film debut for actor Liam Neeson.
- Actor Nicol Williamson and actress Helen Mirren shared a mutual hatred of one another from an earlier stage production, and director John Boorman claims that this gave their scenes an additional edge.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 35,515
- UPC: 883929167982
- Shipping Weight: 0.12/lbs (approx)
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