The myth of King Arthur brought to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical sword Excalibur by Merlyn. At his death Uthur buries the sword into a stone, and the next man that can pull it out will be King of England. Years later Arthur, Uthur's bastard son draws Excalibur and becomes king. Arthur's evil half-sister Morgana sires a son with him, who may prove his downfall.
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Nigel Terry | King Arthur |
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Helen Mirren | Morgana |
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Nicholas Clay | Lancelot |
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Cherie Lunghi | Guenevere |
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Paul Geoffrey | Perceval |
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Nicol Williamson | Merlin |
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Robert Addie | Mordred |
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Gabriel Byrne | Uther Pendragon |
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Keith Buckley | Uryens |
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Katrine Boorman | Igrayne |
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Liam Neeson | Gawain |
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Corin Redgrave | Cornwall |
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Niall O'Brien | Kay |
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Patrick Stewart | Leondegrance |
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Clive Swift | Ector |
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Ciarán Hinds | Lot |
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Liam O'Callaghan | Sadok |
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Michael Muldoon | Astamor |
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Charley Boorman | Boy Mordred |
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Gerard Mannix Flynn | Mordred's Lieutenant |
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Garrett Keogh | Mador |
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Emmet Bergin | Ulfius |
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Barbara Byrne | Young Morgana |
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Brid Brennan | Lady in Waiting |
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Kay McLaren | Aged Morgana |
| Director | John Boorman |
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| Writer | Thomas Malory, Rospo Pallenberg, John Boorman | |
| Producer | John Boorman, Michael Dryhurst, Robert A. Eisenstein, Richard M. Greenberg, Edgar F. Gross | |
| Musician | Trevor Jones | |
| Photography | Alex Thomson | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Mono [French] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) | French |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 106 |
| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:30 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:32:39 |
Story Synopsis:
Adapted from Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte Darthur,” Excalibur tells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table in epic fashion. Nigel Terry is Arthur who pulls Excalibur from its resting place within the stone and must pull the Round Table Knights back together with the recovery of the Holy Grail. This is not a tale for children, as it is sparked with violence and sexuality.
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced DVD viewed in component video exhibits a generally sharp picture, though fine detail is wanting and some scenes are softly focused. Shadow delineation exhibits good visual information in the darkest scenes. Minor pixelization and artifacts are apparent. At best, the 1.78:1, anamorphic and letterbox, picture is generally pleasing.
Soundtrack:
The remastered 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital soundtrack delivers a nicely spatial soundfield, enhanced with low-end from the .1 LFE channel. The fidelity is dated and slightly strident. This remastering effort restores the nuances of the original soundtrack while adding dimension and an extended low-end.
DVD/Previously Reviewed LD Comparative Review:
When compared to the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 32, the anamorphically enhanced DVD viewed in component video exhibits a sharper and more finely detailed picture, no doubt due to the increased vertical and horizontal resolution. Black levels are slightly deeper, and shadow delineation exhibits improved visual information in the darkest scenes. Images are still wanting in sharpness and fine detail, but the picture is improved over the LaserDisc. Minor pixelization and artifacts are apparent, but the darkest scenes are quite solid. At best, the 1.78:1, anamorphic and letterbox, picture is generally pleasing.
The remastered 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital soundtrack is similar to the discrete LaserDisc soundtrack and is an improvement over the LaserDisc’s Dolby Surround matrix encoded PCM, with a wider and better spatially defined soundfield, and an enhanced low-end with the .1 LFE channel. The fidelity is dated and slightly strident. This remastering effort restores the nuances of the original soundtrack while adding dimension and an extended low-end.
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