Excalibur (1981)
Uther Pendragon proklamiert, dass die Königswürde ihm zusteht. Cornwall, sein Konkurrent, wetzt schon mal das Schwert. Nur mit Mühe schafft es der Zauberer Merlin, beide Seiten auf einen Waffenstillstand zu verpflichten. Danach löst er sein Versprechen Uther gegenüber ein und lässt ihn wie Cornwall aussehen, um Uther zu ermöglichen, mit Cornwalls Frau Igrayne zu schlafen, ohne dass die etwas davon bemerkt. Nur Tochter Morgana, die hellseherische Fähigkeiten besitzt, sieht, wie zur selben Stunde ihr Vater im Kampf gegen Uthers Mannen stirbt. Doch bevor Uther selbst stirbt, stößt er das verzauberte Schwert Excalibur in einen Stein. Der Prophezeiung nach ist nur der wahre König fähig, es herauszuziehen …
Der Regisseur:
John Boorman
Die Autor:
John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg.
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Nigel Terry as King Arthur |
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Nicol Williamson as Merlin |
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Helen Mirren as Morgana |
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Nicholas Clay as Lancelot |
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Paul Geoffrey as Perceval |
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Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere |
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Robert Addie as Mordred |
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Gabriel Byrne as Uther |
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Keith Buckley as Uryens |
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Katrine Boorman as Igrayne |
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Corin Redgrave as Cornwall |
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Liam Neeson as Gawain |
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Niall O'Brien as Kay |
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Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance |
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Clive Swift as Ector |
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Ciarán Hinds as Lot |
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Liam O'Callaghan as Sadok |
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Michael Muldoon as Astamor |
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Charley Boorman as Boy Mordred |
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Brid Brennan as Lady in Waiting |
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Garrett Keogh as Mador |
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Emmet Bergin as Ulfius |
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Eamon Kelly as Abbot |
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Gerard Mannix Flynn as Mordred's Lieutenant |
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Barbara Byrne as Young Morgana |
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Kay Maclaren as Aged Morgana |
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Joelle Hélary as Lady of the Lake |
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Conor Lambert as Puppeteer |
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Prudence Wright Holmes as Sunshine |
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Paul Markey as Peasant Boy |
| Directing | John Boorman | Director |
| Writing | John Boorman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thomas Malory | Novel |
| Writing | Rospo Pallenberg | Adaptation |
| Production | John Boorman | Producer |
| Production | Robert A. Eisenstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Edgar F. Gross | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John Merritt | Editor |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Writing | Rospo Pallenberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Dryhurst | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Dryhurst | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Basil Newall | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Dunne | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne McFadyen | Hairstylist |
| Production | Jack Phelan | Production Manager |
| Directing | Barry Blackmore | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Dwyer-Joyce | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Lawlor | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter MacDonald | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Andrew Montgomery | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ted Morley | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Murphy | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Wally Veevers | Visual Effects |
| Art | Anthony Pratt | Production Design |
| Art | Tim Hutchinson | Art Direction |
| Art | Bryan Graves | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Ringwood | Costume Design |
| Directing | Martin O'Malley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graham Churchyard | Costume Assistant |
| Crew | Gilbert White | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Terry English | Armorer |
| Crew | Peter Hutchinson | Special Effects |
