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4.1/10   176 votes
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Director:
Clive Donner
Writers:
David Wyles (writer)
John Smith (narration)
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Plot:
Classic tale of King Arthur and how his wife is kidnapped by his evil sister. Lancelot is sent out to... more | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Merlin & the Sword (USA) (video title)
Merlin and the Sword (Philippines: English title) (theatrical title)
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA | Yugoslavia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Barry Stokes, Garry Sundquist , Richard Heffer and Lambert Wilson were all possibles for Lancelot. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Knights of the Round Table (1953) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
This is the second review of this movie, 22 November 2004
1/10
Author: merri488 from Missouri, United States

Yes, I've watched it again in 2004 and it did not age well. I was mostly looking for the Gawain/Lady Ragnell story line which I 'remembered' as being wonderful. It's probably the only redeeming part of this movie aside from Edward Woodward's performance. The basic plot has an American tourist (Dyan Cannon) visiting Stonehedge, falling into a hole and suddenly being in the presence of Merlin (Woodward) and Ninnian.

As Merlin and Ninnian explain how they come to be trapped under Stonehenge we see flashbacks of Arthur (Malcom McDowell) and Guinevere along with Lancelot (Rupert Everett looking VERY young). Candice Bergen is there as Morgan Lefaye in a wig that is NOT to be believed. Mostly it's an abysmal job. The fight scenes between the knights are poorly edited. Seeing Liam Neeson as 'Grak' is almost worth the cost of microwave popcorn tho.

Patrick Ryecart's story line subplot at Gawain was edited with a hacksaw in this movie. I do not remember it being so back in 1985 when I originally watched it on television. What butchery! If you want a laugh at nonexistent special effects then this is your movie. I bought it for 99cents on ebay and while it satisfied my curiosity...boy is it a stinker!

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