Excalibur [1981 film]

by John Boorman (Director/Producer), Rospo Pallenberg (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Charley Boorman (Actor), Nicholas Clay (Actor), Cherie Lunghi (Actor), Sir Thomas Malory (Story), Helen Mirren (Actor) — 5 more, Liam Neeson (Actor), Patrick Stewart (Actor), Nigel Terry (Actor), Alex Thomson (Cinematographer), Nicol Williamson (Actor)

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The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court-- the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. Focuses on the rise of Christian civilization out of the Dark Ages.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Boorman, John	Director/Producer	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Pallenberg, Rospo	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Boorman, Charley	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Clay, Nicholas	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lunghi, Cherie	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Malory, Sir Thomas	Story	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mirren, Helen	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Neeson, Liam	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stewart, Patrick	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Terry, Nigel	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Thomson, Alex	Cinematographer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Williamson, Nicol	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Has the adaptation

Excalibur by Martin Clark Ashton

Was inspired by

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory

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Movie Classics [sound recording] by Antoni Wit

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Hugo Award (Nominee – Dramatic Presentation – 1982)

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Excalibur [1981 film]

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Alternative titles

The Knights

Original publication date

1981-04-10

People/Characters

King Arthur (Nigel Terry)

Morgan le Fay (Helen Mirren)

Lancelot du Lac (Nicholas Clay)

Guinevere (Cherie Lunghi)

Perceval (Paul Geoffrey)

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Camelot

Important events

Middle Ages

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Excalibur (1981 | IMDb)

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