Excalibur
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
1981
Rated
R
141
minutes
Adventure, Fantasy
Directed By:
John Boorman
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.
Language
English
Release Date
April 10, 1981
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$35,000,000
Cast
Nigel Terry
King Arthur
Helen Mirren
Morgana
Nicholas Clay
Lancelot
Cherie Lunghi
Guenevere
Paul Geoffrey
Perceval
Nicol Williamson
Merlin
Robert Addie
Mordred
Gabriel Byrne
Uther Pendragon
Keith Buckley
Uryens
Katrine Boorman
Igrayne
Corin Redgrave
Cornwall
Liam Neeson
Gawain
Niall O'Brien
Kay
Patrick Stewart
Leondegrance
Clive Swift
Sir Ector
Ciarán Hinds
King 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 (as Eamonn Kelly)
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
Show Full Crew
Directing
John Boorman
Director
Peter MacDonald
Second Unit Director
John Lawlor
Second Assistant Director
David Murphy
Second Assistant Director
Martin O'Malley
Assistant Director
Ted Morley
Second Assistant Director
Andrew Montgomery
Second Assistant Director
Barry Blackmore
Assistant Director
Robert Dwyer-Joyce
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
John Boorman
Producer
Mary Selway
Casting
Michael Dryhurst
Associate Producer
Edgar F. Gross
Executive Producer
Jack Phelan
Production Manager
Robert A. Eisenstein
Executive Producer
Sound
Camera
Editing
Crew
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Graham Churchyard
Costume Assistant
Bob Ringwood
Costume Design
Anna Dryhurst
Makeup Artist
Anne Dunne
Hairstylist
Basil Newall
Makeup Artist
Anne McFadyen
Hairstylist
Visual Effects