---
title: 'Excalibur (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Boorman'
released: '1981-04-10'
runtime_minutes: 135
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Ireland'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/excalibur-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082348/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Excalibur (1981)

1981 · R · 135 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action · United Kingdom, Ireland, United States


## Synopsis

Excalibur is a 1981 epic dark medieval fantasy film directed, co-written and produced 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. It stars Nigel Terry as Arthur, Helen Mirren as Morgana, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Paul Geoffrey as Perceval and Nicol Williamson as Merlin. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently in Arthurian literature. The film's soundtrack features the music of Richard Wagner and Carl Orff, along with an original score by Trevor Jones.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman)
- **Screenplay:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman), [Rospo Pallenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/rospo-pallenberg)
- **Producer:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Trevor Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-jones)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)
- **Editor:** [John Merritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-merritt)

## Cast

- [Nigel Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-terry) as King Arthur
- [Niall O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-o-brien) as Sir Kay
- [Paul Geoffrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-geoffrey) as Percival
- [Ciarán Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/ciaran-hinds) as King Lot
- [Corin Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/corin-redgrave) as Gorlois
- [Nicholas Clay](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-clay) as Lancelot
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren) as Morgan le Fay
- [Keith Buckley](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-buckley) as Urien Rheged
- [Nicol Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicol-williamson) as Merlin
- [Bríd Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brid-brennan)
- [Liam Neeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-neeson) as Gawain
- [Clive Swift](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-swift) as Sir Ector
- [Katrine Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrine-boorman) as Igraine
- [Patrick Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-stewart) as Leodegrance
- [Cherie Lunghi](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherie-lunghi) as Guinevere

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