Excalibur
“Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.”
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail, and his nation's survival.
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Cast
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Nigel Terry
King Arthur
Known for
Troy
Caravaggio
Nicol Williamson
Merlin
Known for
Return to Oz
Spawn
Helen Mirren
Morgana
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Nicholas Clay
Lancelot
Known for
The Odyssey
Merlin
Paul Geoffrey
Perceval
Known for
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Wuthering Heights
Cherie Lunghi
Guenevere
Known for
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
The Mission
Robert Addie
Mordred
Known for
Robin of Sherwood
Another Country
Gabriel Byrne
Uther
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Hereditary
Keith Buckley
Uryens
Known for
Virgin Witch
Half Moon Street
Katrine Boorman
Igrayne
Known for
French Twist
Marche à l'ombre
Corin Redgrave
Cornwall
Known for
In the Name of the Father
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Alex Thomson
Cinematographer
John Boorman Director · Rospo Pallenberg Screenplay Thomas Malory Author
Worldwide gross $35M · Budget $11M · United States release April 10, 1981
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$35,000,000
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Finland · April 10, 1981
TV
United States · April 10, 1981
Theatrical
Argentina
December 10, 1981 · Theatrical
Australia
July 2, 1981 · Theatrical
Austria
November 1, 1981 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 16, 1981 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 4, 1981 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 12, 1981 · Theatrical
France
May 23, 1981 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 27, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
October 29, 1981 · Theatrical
Greece
October 30, 1981 · Theatrical
January 24, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
July 3, 1981 · Theatrical
Italy
September 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
October 1, 1981 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 22, 1981 · Premiere · XIV Muestra Internacional de Cine
December 17, 1981 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 27, 1981 · Theatrical
February 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 9, 2002 · TV · Net 5
Portugal
October 29, 1981 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 25, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
October 22, 1981 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 10, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 2, 1981 · Theatrical
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