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Excalibur

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.

Director

John Boorman

Year

Genre

adventure, fantasy

Box Office

$34,967,437

Production

Orion Pictures,Cinema 84,Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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King Arthur

Morgana

Lancelot

Guenevere

Perceval

Merlin

Nicol Williamson

Mordred

Uther Pendragon

Uryens

Igrayne

Katrine Boorman

Gawain

Cornwall

Kay

Leondegrance

Patrick Stewart

Ector

Lot

CiarÃ¡n Hinds

Sadok

Liam O'Callaghan

Astamor

Michael Muldoon

Boy Mordred

Charley Boorman

Mordred's Lieutenant (as Mannix Flynn)

Gerard Mannix Flynn

Mador

Ulfius

Young Morgana

Lady in Waiting

Aged Morgana

Abbot (as Eamonn Kelly)

Lady of the Lake

Sunshine

Prudence Wright Holmes

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Merlin Uryenes Mador Perceval Kay Lancelot Morgana Leondegrance Sir Ector Mordred Gawain Guenevere Uther Pendragon Igrayne Boy Mordred Lot

What do you seek - Excalibur

What do you seek

Lord Leondegrance - Excalibur

Lord Leondegrance

Where you never expect it - Excalibur

Where you never expect it

Where have you been - Excalibur

Where have you been

Forged when the world was young - Excalibur

Forged when the world was young

The days of our kind are number d - Excalibur

The days of our kind are number d

Uther! - Excalibur

My wife will dance for us. - Excalibur

My wife will dance for us.

You may be king, Uther... - Excalibur

You may be king, Uther...

I must have her. - Excalibur

I must have her.

I must have her. - Excalibur

I must have her.

They have given up. It's over. - Excalibur

They have given up. It's over.

I dreamt of the Dragon. - Excalibur

I dreamt of the Dragon.

Take on the outer shape of the Duke. - Excalibur

Take on the outer shape of the Duke.

That's it. - Excalibur

It's the Duke. - Excalibur

Uther! - Excalibur

Uther, come out and fight. - Excalibur

Uther, come out and fight.

My father is dead. - Excalibur

My father is dead.

Hush, Morgana, hush. - Excalibur

Hush, Morgana, hush.

My father, my father is dead. - Excalibur

My father, my father is dead.

The future has taken root in the present. - Excalibur

The future has taken root in the present.

The future has taken root in the present - Excalibur

The future has taken root in the present

When? Where? - Excalibur

The King. The King. - Excalibur

The King. The King.

All I know is how to butcher men. - Excalibur

All I know is how to butcher men.

You come when you're not asked - Excalibur

You come when you're not asked

Where are you? - Excalibur

The King's bodyguard! Look out! - Excalibur

The King's bodyguard! Look out!

The sword! - Excalibur

Merlin where are you - Excalibur

Merlin where are you

Merlin, where are you? - Excalibur

Merlin, where are you?

Nobody shall wield Excalibur but me - Excalibur

Nobody shall wield Excalibur but me

Uther! - Excalibur

Now remember, my sons,
what I've told you. - Excalibur

Now remember, my sons, what I've told you.

I remember my first joust - Excalibur

I remember my first joust

Camelyarde! Camelyarde! - Excalibur

Camelyarde! Camelyarde!

All knights prepare and be ready... - Excalibur

All knights prepare and be ready...

A good squire doesn't forget
his knight's sword. - Excalibur

A good squire doesn't forget his knight's sword.

I'll see what's keeping him. - Excalibur

I'll see what's keeping him.

Your sword was stolen,
but here is Excalibur. - Excalibur

Your sword was stolen, but here is Excalibur.

Now try to draw it again, Arthur. - Excalibur

Now try to draw it again, Arthur.

Let the boy try. - Excalibur

Let the boy try.

You promised me the sword - Excalibur

You promised me the sword

We have our king! Thanks be to God! - Excalibur

We have our king! Thanks be to God!

I was your son before I became your king - Excalibur

I was your son before I became your king

Why have you done this to me? - Excalibur

Why have you done this to me?

What are you afraid of - Excalibur

What are you afraid of

Where are you going - Excalibur

Where are you going

We waited here for you Was that right Any man who would be a knight - Excalibur

We waited here for you Was that right Any man who would be a...

That's it. - Excalibur

Father! - Excalibur

Take the knights in the moat.
Hold them off. - Excalibur

Take the knights in the moat. Hold them off.

Father, look. - Excalibur

Behind you. - Excalibur

Swear faith to me and you shall have mercy. - Excalibur

Swear faith to me and you shall have mercy.

You are right. I'm not yet a knight. - Excalibur

You are right. I'm not yet a knight.

Keep it, Uryens. - Excalibur

Keep it, Uryens.

And you shall have mercy - Excalibur

And you shall have mercy

- It didn't hurt too much, did it?
- No. - Excalibur

- It didn't hurt too much, did it? - No.

Oh, no! What is it? - Excalibur

Oh, no! What is it?

It took me nine moons to recover - Excalibur

It took me nine moons to recover

Who will I marry then?
You can tell me that at least. - Excalibur

Who will I marry then? You can tell me that at least.

Oh, Guenevere. - Excalibur

I've made these only for you. - Excalibur

I've made these only for you.

Looking at the cake is like looking at the future - Excalibur

Looking at the cake is like looking at the future

We have won battles against armies. - Excalibur

We have won battles against armies.

Merlin, who is this knight? - Excalibur

Merlin, who is this knight?

There's always something cleverer than yourself - Excalibur

There's always something cleverer than yourself

You joust well, sir.
I offer you another lance. - Excalibur

You joust well, sir. I offer you another lance.

I have the advantage - Excalibur

I have the advantage

Your rage has unbalanced you - Excalibur

Your rage has unbalanced you

Excalibur... - Excalibur

What have I done - Excalibur

What have I done

The Lady of the Lake. - Excalibur

The Lady of the Lake.

Excalibur. - Excalibur

The best Knight in the world bested - Excalibur

The best Knight in the world bested

And look upon this moment - Excalibur

And look upon this moment

It's Sir Lancelot. - Excalibur

It's Sir Lancelot.

Lancelot, welcome. - Excalibur

Lancelot, welcome.

By the blood of Jesus Christ... - Excalibur

By the blood of Jesus Christ...

That plan is well known - Excalibur

That plan is well known

The way of the necromancer - Excalibur

The way of the necromancer

Run home to your mother, boy. - Excalibur

Run home to your mother, boy.

Take me with you. - Excalibur

Take me with you.

What's that? - Excalibur

- Cavalry!
- Lancelot, welcome. - Excalibur

- Cavalry! - Lancelot, welcome.

Will you train this lad to be my squire? - Excalibur

Will you train this lad to be my squire?

Sorry, old fellow. - Excalibur

Sorry, old fellow.

I'm dreaming. - Excalibur

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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.

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Director: John Boorman

Writer: Thomas Malory, Rospo Pallenberg, John Boorman

Production: Orion Pictures,Cinema 84,Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: adventure, fantasy

Year: 1981

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $34,967,437

Released: 10 Apr 1981

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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