Excalibur
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Contributors

Boorman, John, 1933- Screenwriter
Pallenberg, Rospo. Screenwriter
Gross, Edgar F. Producer
Eisenstein, Robert A. Producer
Thomson, Alex, 1929-2007. Cinematographer

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Published

Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2010.

Format

DVD

Edition

Widescreen version.

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Status

Main Media

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Notes

General Note

Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg.

General Note

Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.

General Note

Special features: Cast & crew filmographies; Commentary by director John Boorman; Theatrical trailer.

Creation/Production Credits

Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; production designer, Anthony Pratt ; film editor, John Merritt ; original music composed and conducted by Trevor Jones ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood ; associate producer, Michael Dryhurst ; fight arranger, William Hobbs ; choreographer, Anthony Van Laast ; art director, Tim Hutchinson ; set decorator, Bryan Graves.

Participants/Performers

Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Keith Buckley, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Niall O'Brien, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, Ciarin Hinds, Liam O'Callaghan, Michael Muldoon, Charley Boorman, Mannix Flynn, Garrell Keogh, Emmel Bergin, Barbara Byrne, Brid Brennan, Kay McLaren, Eamonn Kelly.

Description

Tells the story of King Arthur with all the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic tale: Removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; The Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; The heroic attemps to recover the Holy Grail; The shifting balance of power between Merlin and Morgana.

System Details

DVD format; region 1; Dolby Surround 5.1 (English) or mono. (French); dual-layer; matted widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs.

Language

In English or dubbed French soundtrack with optional English or French subtitles; close captioned for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Boorman, J., Pallenberg, R., Gross, E. F., Eisenstein, R. A., Thomson, A., Pratt, A., Merritt, J., Jones, T., Ringwood, B., Hobbs, W., Van Laast, A., Hutchinson, T., Graves, B., Terry, N., Mirren, H., Clay, N., Lunghi, C., Geoffrey, P., Williamson, N., Addie, R., Byrne, G., Buckley, K., Boorman, K., Neeson, L., Redgrave, C., O'Brien, N., Stewart, P., Swift, C., & Malory, T. (2010). Excalibur. Widescreen version. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

John Boorman et al.. 2010. Excalibur. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

John Boorman et al., Excalibur. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Boorman, John, et al. Excalibur. Widescreen version. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010. DVD.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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