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Excalibur (1981) [R]

Release Date:
April 10, 1981

Original Title:
Excalibur

Alternate Titles:
Excalibur l'epee magique
The Excalibur
Εξκάλιμπερ

Genres:
Adventure | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Cinema 84
Orion Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  AU: M  DE: 12  FR: TP  GB: 15  IE: 15  JP: R18+  NL: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 141

Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.

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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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Production

Adaptation:
Rospo Pallenberg

Armorer:
Terry English

Art Direction:
Tim Hutchinson

Assistant Director:
Barry Blackmore
Martin O'Malley

Associate Producer:
Michael Dryhurst

Casting:
Mary Selway

Costume Assistant:
Graham Churchyard

Costume Design:
Bob Ringwood

Director:
John Boorman

Director of Photography:
Alex Thomson

Editor:
Donn Cambern
John Merritt

Executive Producer:
Edgar F. Gross
Robert A. Eisenstein

Hairstylist:
Anne Dunne
Anne McFadyen

Makeup Artist:
Anna Dryhurst
Basil Newall

Novel:
Thomas Malory

Original Music Composer:
Trevor Jones

Producer:
John Boorman

Production Design:
Anthony Pratt

Production Manager:
Jack Phelan

Screenplay:
Rospo Pallenberg
John Boorman

Second Assistant Director:
Robert Dwyer-Joyce
John Lawlor
Andrew Montgomery
Ted Morley
David Murphy

Second Unit Director:
Peter MacDonald

Set Decoration:
Bryan Graves

Visual Effects:
Wally Veevers

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