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10 April 1981 (USA) moreTagline:
No mortal could possess it! No kingdom could command it! morePlot:
A spirited accounting of one of the most obscure periods of the world's history. This reprisal is magical in its execution and gives its audience something to watch. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Anthony Head and Colin Morgan Get Medieval with Merlin (From MovieWeb. 4 June 2009, 12:43 PM, PDT)
Gabriel Byrne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 April 2009, 2:49 PM, PDT)
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This Arthurian legend is special moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nigel Terry | ... | King Arthur | |
| Helen Mirren | ... | Morgana | |
| Nicholas Clay | ... | Lancelot | |
| Cherie Lunghi | ... | Guenevere | |
| Paul Geoffrey | ... | Perceval | |
| Nicol Williamson | ... | Merlin | |
| Robert Addie | ... | Mordred | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Uther Pendragon | |
| Keith Buckley | ... | Uryens | |
| Katrine Boorman | ... | Igrayne | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Gawain | |
| Corin Redgrave | ... | Cornwall | |
| Niall O'Brien | ... | Kay | |
| Patrick Stewart | ... | Leondegrance | |
| Clive Swift | ... | Sir Hector |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
140 min | USA:119 min (edited version)Language:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Sweden:15 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | USA:PG (cut) | USA:R | West Germany:12 (f)Fun Stuff
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Reflectors were used to give the armor its glow, and they kept having a problem with camera reflections. Every time it rained the armor had to be rubbed down so it wouldn't leave a residue. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: During Merlin's speech to the knights, just prior to Arthur's announcement of the round table, etc., the hose supplying the gas for his flaming staff can be seen at its base. moreQuotes:
Morgana: Your eyes never leave me, Merlin.Merlin: Can't I acknowledge beauty?
Morgana: Can't you acknowledge... love? Perhaps you ache for what you've never known.
Merlin: Perhaps you lust for what you cannot have.
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Siegfried's Funeral March from The Ring moreFAQ
Did Nicol Williamson get knocked out?Wasn't the fire in the rape scene hot?
How did Lancelot appear to be stabbed by a sword?
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I first saw this film back when it came out and I was an usher at a local theatre (I was in high school). I have seen many films based on King Arthur, and for some reason this one always causes a stronger reaction in me. I think it is because it is so dark as well as intense. Merlin is borderline looney yet powerful; Arthur starts off as a good-hearted child and then before your eyes self-destructs under his self-imposed weight of leadership; Modred is mocking and disgusting. The fight scenes and the costumes/armor are disturbing; this is no desensitized movie! I own the VHS and sometimes I like to watch up to the point where Guin's deceit with Lancelot takes place, and then stop. After that point, until the very end, the movie is about the fall of a legend, and I like my legends on their pedestals.