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Directed by | |||
| Antoine Fuqua | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| David Franzoni | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hans Zimmer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Slawomir Idziak | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Conrad Buff IV | (as Conrad Buff) | ||
| Jamie Pearson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Michelle Guish | |||
| Ronna Kress | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Dan Weil | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Yann Biquand | |||
| Conor Dennison | |||
| Anna Rackard | (supervising art director) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Olivia Bloch-Lainé | (as Olivia Bloch-Laine) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Penny Rose | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Norman Baillie | .... | prosthetics buyer | |
| Catherine Biggs | .... | make up artist: additional crew | |
| Lucy Browne | .... | Makeup artist: Crowd | |
| Eileen Buggy | .... | hair stylist | |
| Amy Byrne | .... | crowd makeup artist | |
| Liz Byrne | .... | makeup trainee | |
| Martina Byrne | .... | makeup artist | |
| Dee Corcoran | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Audrey Doyle | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Sharon Doyle | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Deirdre Fitzgerald | .... | makeup artist | |
| Anna Gronerus | .... | trainee hair | |
| Peter Hawkins | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Fiona Hogan | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Jan Hope-Kavanagh | .... | makeup artist (as Jane Hope-Kavanagh) | |
| Lynn Jackett | .... | daily makeup | |
| Lynn Johnson | .... | makeup artist (as Lynn Johnston) | |
| Dana Kalder | .... | trainee makeup | |
| Sandra Kelly | .... | hair stylist | |
| Uxue Laguardia | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ailbhe Lemass | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Sarah Love | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Knightley | |
| Chris Lyons | .... | special effects teeth | |
| Waldo Mason | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Rob Mayor | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Lorraine McCrann | .... | make-up trainee | |
| Jessica Moore | .... | special makeup effects trainee | |
| Aisling Nairn | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Dorka Nieradzik | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Owen | |
| Steve Painter | .... | special makeup effects assistant supervisor | |
| Tina Phelan | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Justin Pitkethly | .... | prosthetics crew | |
| Terry Ralph | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Rupert Simon | .... | additional hair stylist | |
| Rupert Simon | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Gemma Waugh | .... | hair stylist | |
Art Department | |||
| Alex Aitken | .... | chargehand plasterer | |
| Eoin Bailey | .... | stagehand | |
| Russ Bailey | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Yann Biquand | .... | assistant art director | |
| Graeme Bird | .... | supervising propmaker | |
| Sharon Bruton | .... | art stand-by | |
| Stephen Campbell | .... | stand-by art director | |
| Ray Chan | .... | supervising art director: UK | |
| Jana Chovancova | .... | art department coordinator (as Jana Evans) | |
| Mick Chubbock | .... | set plasterer | |
| Stuart Clarke | .... | scenic artist | |
| Tamara Conboy | .... | assistant art director | |
| June Connon | .... | storeperson | |
| Jenni Cooney | .... | assistant propmaker | |
| Colman Corish | .... | assistant art director | |
| Maria Cork | .... | sculptor | |
| Conor Dennison | .... | assistant art director | |
| Guy Hendrix Dyas | .... | concept artist (as Guy Dyas) | |
| Martin Gaskell | .... | props | |
| Jonathan Graham | .... | props (as Jay Graham) | |
| Shane Harford | .... | dressing props | |
| Alan Harvey | .... | props | |
| Lynne Huitson | .... | supervising art director: UK | |
| Colin Jackman | .... | sculptor | |
| Ronan Kennedy | .... | props | |
| Rene Knol | .... | dressing props | |
| Gerard Lanigan | .... | chargehand stand-by props | |
| Jim Magdaleno | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Frank Matthews | .... | hod plasterer | |
| Paul McDonnell | .... | stunt weapons | |
| Sue Meehan | .... | props | |
| Owen Monaghan | .... | set designer | |
| Philip Murphy | .... | props | |
| Tony Nicholson Jr. | .... | assistant propmaster | |
| Irene O'Brien | .... | assistant art director | |
| Jenny Oman | .... | production buyer | |
| Anthony Parker | .... | sculptor | |
| Wesley Peppiatt | .... | props | |
| Marion Picard | .... | trainee set dresser | |
| Peter Popken | .... | concept artist | |
| Lionel Pouchard | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Beverly Ranger | .... | assistant propmaker | |
| Brendan Rankin | .... | assistant art director | |
| Keith Short | .... | sculptor | |
| Anthony Szuch | .... | drapes master | |
| Kamel Tazit | .... | concept artist | |
| Christian Tobin | .... | props | |
| Lucy van Lonkhuyzen | .... | junior assistant art director | |
| Bettina von den Steinen | .... | assistant art director | |
| Dicken Warner | .... | constructor | |
| Dicken Warner | .... | set dresser | |
| Simon Brindle | .... | specialty property designer (uncredited) | |
| Marc Dowds | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| Aeveen Fleming | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Francis | .... | props coordinator: Rome (uncredited) | |
| Daran Fulham | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
| Martin Hayes | .... | assistant construction manager (uncredited) | |
| Lyndon Johnston | .... | stand-by props (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Jones | .... | weapons mould maker (uncredited) | |
| Nicky MacManus | .... | assistant construction manager (uncredited) | |
| Gary McGinty | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Drew Meldon | .... | chargehand rigger (uncredited) | |
| Michael Murphy | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Ryan | .... | head sculptor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Joe Arnold | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Jaume Arteman | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Philippe Aubry | .... | Inferno artist | |
| Dimitri Bakalov | .... | animation department: Cinesite | |
| Richard Baker | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Mark Bakowski | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Murray Barber | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Steve Barnes | .... | rotoscoper: Cinesite | |
| Keith Barton | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Sebastien Beaulieu | .... | lighting technical director: Cinesite | |
| John Benn | .... | scanning and recording: Cinesite | |
| Katherine Bouglai | .... | technical director: Cinesite | |
| Mike Bryant | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Simon Bunker | .... | technical director | |
| Mark Buschbacher | .... | scanning and recording: Cinesite | |
| Warwick Campbell | .... | sequence supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Federico Cascinelli | .... | animator | |
| Lee Chidwick | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Tom Conneely | .... | scanning operator | |
| Grant Connor | .... | Inferno artist: Cinesite | |
| Ian Copeland | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Tyson Cross | .... | digital artist | |
| Tiffany Cullum | .... | 3D manager: Cinesite | |
| Stephen de Vere | .... | modelling department: Cinesite | |
| Merche Delgado | .... | modelling/texturing/lighting: Cinesite | |
| Loring Doyle | .... | rotoscoper: Cinesite | |
| Dave Early | .... | head of digital matte painting: Cinesite | |
| Guy Elson | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| James D. Etherington | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Oliver Faldo | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Mick Fitzgerald | .... | motion capture | |
| Ben Flatter | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Martin Gabriel | .... | visual effects producer: Cinesite | |
| Manu Garcia | .... | tracking: Cinesite | |
| Richard Garnish | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Peter Godden | .... | tracking: Cinesite | |
| Jeff Gordon | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Rob Gordon | .... | digital online editor | |
| Kate Griffin | .... | production accountant: Cinesite | |
| Carl Grinter | .... | titles producer | |
| Michael Grobe | .... | lighting department: Cinesite | |
| Douglas Harsch | .... | sequence supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Clive Haward | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Matthew Henderson | .... | lighting department: Cinesite | |
| Sandro Henriques | .... | rotoscoper: Cinesite | |
| Grant Hewlett | .... | matchmoving supervisor & lighting technical director: Cinesite | |
| Kay Hoddy | .... | rotoscoper: Cinesite | |
| John Hughes | .... | digital effects artist: Cinesite | |
| Ina Hurst | .... | animation department: Cinesite | |
| Michael Illingworth | .... | Inferno artist: Cinesite | |
| Iain Irwin-Powell | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Andrew Jeffery | .... | colour grader: Cinesite | |
| Allan Torp Jensen | .... | digital artist: Cinesite | |
| Emil Jersling | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Lorraine Johnson | .... | scanning supervisor | |
| Matt Johnson | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Simon Johnson | .... | scanning operator | |
| Helen Judd | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite | |
| Samuel Jørgensen | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Sevendalino Khay | .... | digital matte painter: Cinesite | |
| Arek Komorowski | .... | digital artist | |
| Zoe Lamaera | .... | digital compositor | |
| Christopher Learmonth | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Fredrik Limsater | .... | technical director: Cinesite | |
| Richard Little | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Jing Jing Liu | .... | lighting department: Cinesite | |
| Thomas Loeder | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Sam Lucas | .... | modelling department: Cinesite | |
| Simon Maddocks | .... | technical director: Cinesite | |
| Matthew Maude | .... | sequence supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Gavin McCarron | .... | scanning operator | |
| Merrin McLeod | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Gurel Mehmet | .... | digital matte painter: Cinesite | |
| Alex Mein Smith | .... | rotoscoper: Cinesite | |
| Evonne Merlicek | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Luke Millar | .... | effects artist: titles | |
| Jon Miller | .... | lead tracker: Cinesite | |
| Mitch Mitchell | .... | head of imaging | |
| Kevin Modeste | .... | modelling department: Cinesite | |
| Fernanda Moreno | .... | animation department: Cinesite | |
| Ben Morgan | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Gareth Murphy | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Knuth Möde | .... | lighting department: Cinesite | |
| Catherine Nelson | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Mary Nelson | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Mark Newport | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Gustaf Nilsson | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Sarah Norton | .... | digital compositor | |
| Noel O'Malley | .... | scanning operator | |
| Artemis Oikonomopoulou | .... | lighting department: Cinesite | |
| Stuart Partridge | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Sara Peck | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite | |
| Hannah Peirce | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Venetia Penna | .... | scanning operator | |
| Chris Perschky | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Daniel Pettipher | .... | production manager: Cinesite | |
| Anna Privett | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Jonathan Privett | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Cristina Puente | .... | digital compositor | |
| Matt Redhead | .... | 3D technical assistant | |
| Matt Redhead | .... | CG lighter | |
| David Richardson | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Gillian Roberts | .... | production development: Cinesite | |
| Peter Robertshaw | .... | production support: Cinesite | |
| Andy Robinson | .... | senior digital compositor: Cinesite London | |
| Campbell Rose | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Alexander Savenko | .... | technical director: Cinesite | |
| Carlo Scaduto | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Christoph Schinko | .... | 3D animator | |
| Marko Schöbel | .... | modelling department: Cinesite | |
| Jules Senior | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite | |
| Thrain Shadbolt | .... | sequence supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Toshi Shiozawa | .... | technical director: Cinesite | |
| Alex Smith | .... | sequence supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Udo Smutny | .... | digital compositor | |
| Simon Stanley-Clamp | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Dottie Starling | .... | digital effects supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Marc Stevenson | .... | tracking: Cinesite | |
| Petra Stueben | .... | head of rotoscoping | |
| Mark Sum | .... | scanning and recording: Cinesite | |
| Jan Toensmann | .... | senior compositor: Cinesite | |
| Sanju Travis | .... | digital compositor (as Sanju Gupta-Travis) | |
| Ben Turner | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Christoph Unger | .... | digital matter painter: Cinesite | |
| Gert Van Dermeersch | .... | digital compositor | |
| Courtney Vanderslice | .... | executive producer: Cinesite | |
| Freddie Vaziri | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite Europe | |
| Holger Voss | .... | technical director: Cinesite | |
| Tara Walker | .... | digital artist | |
| Karen Wand | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Ollie Weigall | .... | film assistant | |
| Wendy Whaley | .... | digital compositor | |
| Oliver Winwood | .... | 3D technical assistant: Cinesite | |
| Kathy Wise | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite | |
| Christian Zeh | .... | sequence supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Patrick Zentis | .... | digital matte painter: Cinesite | |
| Denise Gayle | .... | visual effects swing producer: Asylum (uncredited) | |
| Sian Lawson | .... | biomechanist (uncredited) | |
| Danielle Nadal | .... | digital I/O (uncredited) | |
| Michele Sciolette | .... | compositing technical director (uncredited) | |
| Jez Tucker | .... | senior systems administrator (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Fernanda Moreno | .... | animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Vanessa Baker | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Brendan Donnison | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Gaby Kester | .... | casting associate: UK | |
| Kirsty Kinnear | .... | casting associate: second unit | |
| Eliza Ladensohn | .... | casting assistant | |
| Frank Moiselle | .... | casting: Ireland | |
| Nuala Moiselle | .... | casting: Ireland | |
| Courtney Sheinin | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Mona Benjamin | .... | costume department coordinator | |
| David Bethell | .... | costume property maker | |
| Amanda Bone | .... | armor maker: FBFX | |
| Lucy Bowring | .... | costume coordinator: re-shoots | |
| Claudia Cimmino | .... | assistant costume coordinator | |
| Ken Crouch | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Steve Gell | .... | key textile artist | |
| Colleen Kelsall | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Louise Kennedy | .... | wardrobe trainee | |
| Enda Kenny | .... | prop costume maker | |
| Lorenzo Mancianti | .... | props costumer | |
| Ciara McArdle | .... | costumer | |
| Ciara McGowan | .... | costume department coordinator | |
| Debbie Millington | .... | costumer | |
| Sarah Moore | .... | costume ager/dyer | |
| John Norster | .... | associate costume designer | |
| Frank Simon | .... | chief costume cutter | |
| Jane Law | .... | principal costume maker (uncredited) | |
| Maara Mulgrew | .... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) | |
| Tara Van Zyl | .... | costume assistant (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Matt Adams | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Sarah Brewerton | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jennifer Calbi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Rob Doolittle | .... | on-line editor | |
| Rus Ekkel | .... | additional second assistant editor | |
| Steve Farman | .... | negative cutter | |
| David Feldman | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Rob Gordon | .... | digital on-line editor | |
| Lionel Johnson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Carole A. Kenneally | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Sinéad McGoldrick | .... | assistant editor | |
| Anna Maria O'Flanagan | .... | assistant editor | |
| Missy Papageorge | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Rob Pizzey | .... | digital colorist | |
| Gerald Ragland | .... | digital intermediate assist | |
| Erik Rogers | .... | senior digital intermediate producer | |
| John Scheer | .... | digital intermediate artist | |
| John Scheer | .... | digital intermediate on-line editor | |
| Kurt Smith | .... | film color timer | |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | .... | digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3 | |
| Jeff Zacha | .... | post production executive | |
| Daniel Boccoli | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Matt Brown | .... | post-production production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Mike Chiado | .... | digital intermediate technologist (uncredited) | |
| Mark T. Osborne | .... | additional colorist (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Reichel | .... | digital intermediate assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Gary Birmingham | .... | transportation coordinator: London | |
| Simon Burgess | .... | facility driver: unit base stand-by | |
| Alan Dixon | .... | unit driver | |
| Adrienne Greenhalgh | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Simon Hudnott | .... | transportation captain: UK | |
| Paul Kelly | .... | unit driver | |
| Brendan King | .... | unit driver | |
| Eamonn Murphy | .... | transportation captain | |
| Michael Phelan | .... | driver: Antoine Fuqua | |
| Kenneth Quinn | .... | unit driver | |
| Karen Russell | .... | driver: minibus | |
| Gerry Turner | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Dave Williams | .... | facilities driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Christos Achilleos | .... | visual consultant: Mr. Fuqua (as Chris Achilleos) | |
| Chick Allan | .... | team leader | |
| Grainne Mac Anthony | .... | location trainee | |
| Brian Best | .... | mould maker | |
| Rich Bokides | .... | production assistant | |
| Jean Bourne | .... | script supervisor | |
| Kate Bowe | .... | unit publicist | |
| Darren Brown | .... | stand-in | |
| Andrea Bruce | .... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer | |
| Adrian Byrne | .... | location trainee | |
| Dougal Cadiou | .... | accounting assistant | |
| Miriam Cahill | .... | travel and accomodation | |
| Dan Camins | .... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer | |
| John K. Campbell | .... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer | |
| Emily Chittell | .... | production assistant | |
| Mel Churcher | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Niamh Clancy | .... | location coordinator | |
| Eamonn Cleary | .... | location trainee | |
| Eimear Clonan | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Gillian Cody | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Maria Collins | .... | production coordinator | |
| Peter Conway | .... | location manager: second unit | |
| Daniel Cooke | .... | stand-in | |
| Dougal Cousins | .... | location manager | |
| Bill Darby | .... | supervising location manager: UK | |
| Teresa Darby | .... | assistant location manager: UK | |
| Christine Delany | .... | location trainee | |
| Adrian Devane | .... | assistant: Mr. Dowd | |
| Wayne Docksey | .... | horse master | |
| Joshua Dragge | .... | assistant: Mr. Fuqua (as Josh Dragge) | |
| Illtud Llyr Dunsford | .... | liaison: film commission | |
| Terry English | .... | armorer | |
| Ross Flannery | .... | location trainee | |
| Gillian Flood | .... | production coordinator: second unit | |
| Nial Fulton | .... | location consultant | |
| Conor Gibbons | .... | assistant armorer | |
| Ingrid Goodwin | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Ro Gorski | .... | executive assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer (as Roberta 'Ro' Gorski) | |
| Jennifer Griffin | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Manus Hingerty | .... | location supervisor | |
| Alexander Hodgson | .... | production assistant | |
| Susan Holmes | .... | assistant: Jerry Bruckheimer | |
| Eoin Holohan | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Harry Humphries | .... | military advisor | |
| Greg Jeloudov | .... | stand-in | |
| Bobbie Johnson | .... | financial controller | |
| John Kearney | .... | horse wrangler | |
| Claire L. Kenny | .... | assistant accountant: re-shoots | |
| Nick Komornicki | .... | armorer | |
| Linda Krauss | .... | assistant: Mr. Oman | |
| John Paul LeBon | .... | location assistant | |
| Casey Levie | .... | set production assistant: additional photography | |
| Carla Lewis | .... | stand-in | |
| Duncan Malcolm | .... | title designer: main title | |
| Linda A. Malcor | .... | research consultant | |
| Rookie Manning | .... | armory assistant | |
| Miranda Marks | .... | assistant coordinator: UK | |
| Niall Martin | .... | location manager | |
| John Matthews | .... | historical advisor | |
| Becky Maxwell | .... | assistant accountant (as Becky Johnson) | |
| Dorothy McDonnell | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Jeanette McGrath | .... | script supervisor: re-shoots | |
| Jeanette McGrath | .... | script supervisor: second unit | |
| Laura McGuirk | .... | production runner | |
| John McKenna | .... | chief armorer | |
| Eleonora McNamara | .... | trainee prop maker | |
| Jon Miller | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Tony Miller | .... | production accountant: UK | |
| Iain Montgomery | .... | location assistant | |
| Brian 'Joker' Mulvey | .... | assistant armourer | |
| Gail Munnelly | .... | extras coordinator | |
| David Murphy | .... | production accountant | |
| Pinnell Neal | .... | armorer | |
| Elaine Nicell | .... | travel and accommodation coordinator | |
| Hermione Ninnim | .... | production coordinator: UK | |
| Georgina O'Connor | .... | key locations coordinator | |
| Dearbhaile O'Hanlon | .... | location trainee | |
| Evelyn O'Neill | .... | location trainee | |
| Wynn Petersen | .... | production secretary: Jerry Bruckheimer Films | |
| Seamus Porter | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Jonathan Privett | .... | title designer: main title | |
| Angela Pyle | .... | production coordinator: UK | |
| Stephen Ralphs | .... | archery master | |
| Stephen Ralphs | .... | armorer | |
| Mark Ryan | .... | fight director | |
| Mark Ryan | .... | sword master | |
| Kat Samick | .... | assistant: Mr. Fuqua | |
| Georgina Shortt | .... | assistant coordinator | |
| Damon Silvester | .... | production assistant | |
| John Snee | .... | leather tailor trainee | |
| Justin Sperandeo | .... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer | |
| Jonathan Stow | .... | production assistant | |
| Eve Swannell | .... | assistant production coordinator: re-shoots | |
| Travis Tarr | .... | development assistant | |
| Anna Tracey | .... | assistant coordinator: re-shoots | |
| Nick Waldron | .... | assistant location manager: UK | |
| Ed Walton | .... | assistant: Mr. Stenson | |
| Jill Weiss | .... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer | |
| Robert St-John Smith | .... | armory assistant (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Lorne Balfe | .... | special thanks | |
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Jerry Bruckheimer's KING ARTHUR is a shining example of that new breed of mythology adaption. It is similar to Wolfgang Petersen's TROY, in that it dispenses with the supernatural splendour and phantasmagorical intrigue characteristic of traditional tales, and presents the story as (relatively) realistic historical fiction, attempting to convey the "magic" of the story through drama, rather than gaudy special effects.
This is a brave venture by Bruckheimer - and director Fuqua- and they are to be commended for executing it with such style and creativity as is displayed in this film. It has, however, enjoyed somewhat limited success, due to the fact that it presents such a radical interpretation of a story much closer to our hearts than that of the Illiad.
I believe, though, that if the viewer simply opens one's mind and attempts to enjoy the story purely for the sake of itself (forgetting, for the moment, Rosemary Sutcliff and Barbara Leonie Picard), KING ARTHUR will reveal itself as a truly fine piece of film-making.
More than anything else, Fuqua masterfully portrays the atmosphere of the tale, endowing it with a sense of time and place far more eloquent than the rather run-of-the-mill dialogue. The entire experience oozes the ambiance of the early common era, from windswept downs and hills to rugged coasts and snow-cloaked mountains; from the spartan order of a Roman camp to the hellish confines of a torture chamber. Exemplars of this perfectly-presented atmosphere are Arthur's knights(Ioan Gruffud, Ray Winstone, Joel Edgerton, Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy and Ray Stevenson).These are not the chivalrous, couth, pious Christian knights your mum told you about, but rather a troop of barbaric, lecherous, pagan Sarmatian mercenaries. Together (with excellent performances all round, particularly by Winstone, Gruffud and Edgerton) they epitomise the pragmatic, godless, exquisitely human atmosphere of the period. As Gawaine tells a cowering Roman friar in an early scene - "Your God doesn't live here".
The lead actors, too, are outstanding, from Stellan Skarsgaard's sociopathic Cerdic, to the delicious Keira Knightley's dark and beautiful Guinevere. Only Clive Owen disappoints as Arthur himself, lacking the emotion this characterisation requires to supplement his steely resolve.
Despite the lukewarm reception to which it was subjected, KING ARTHUR is a finely crafted and memorable item of film-making. Forget all your preconceptions about King Arthur - just float with it, and let the rich atmosphere engulf you. 9/10.