His daughter Morgana, however, sees through Uther's illusion. With Merlin's magic, Uther tricks Igrayne into sleeping with him while Cornwall dies in battle. Merlin agrees to help Uther seduce her in exchange for “what issues from your lust". The sorcerer Merlin retrieves the magical sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake for Uther Pendragon, who has lustful desire for Igrayne, the Duke of Cornwall's wife. Excalibur opened at number one in the United States, eventually grossing $34,967,437 on a budget of around US$11 million to rank 18th in that year's receipts. įilm critics Roger Ebert and Vincent Canby criticized the film's plot and characters, although they and other reviewers praised its visual style. It has been acknowledged for its importance to the Irish filmmaking industry and for helping launch the film and acting careers of a number of Irish and British actors, including Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Ciarán Hinds.
The film's soundtrack features the music of Richard Wagner and Carl Orff, along with an original score by Trevor Jones.Įxcalibur was shot entirely on location in Ireland, employing Irish actors and crew. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently in Arthurian literature. It stars Nigel Terry as Arthur, Nicol Williamson as Merlin, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Helen Mirren as Morgana, Liam Neeson as Gawain, Gabriel Byrne as Uther Pendragon, Corin Redgrave as Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, and Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance. Excalibur is a 1981 American epic medieval fantasy film directed, produced, and co-written by John Boorman that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory.
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