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Director:
Warren P. Sonoda
Writer:
Brook Durham (written by)
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Release Date:
19 February 2009 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Fantasy | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
The darkest knights of all.
Plot:
Sorcerer Arkadian has taken over Camelot with a zoo of beasts from his magical book. King Arthur's daughter... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

James Callis ... Merlin

Laura Harris ... Avlynn

Jesse Moss ... Lysanor

Patrick Sabongui ... Tristan

Donald Adams ... Sir Galahad

Jim Thorburn ... The Arkadian

Maja Stace-Smith ... Medusa Gorgon (as Maja Stace Smith)

Megan Vincent ... Minerva Gorgon

Monique Ganderton ... Moira Gorgon

Daniel Cudmore ... Dragon Knight

Lauro Chartrand ... Armour Knight / Wall Guard
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Directed by
Warren P. Sonoda  (as Warren Sonoda)
 
Writing credits
Brook Durham (written by)

Produced by
Harvey Kahn .... executive producer
Harvey Kahn .... producer
Eric Maran .... associate producer (as Eric MacDonald)
Nadia Mear .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Craig McConnell (music composed by)
 
Cinematography by
Mathias Herndl (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Nicole Ratcliffe 
 
Casting by
Stuart Aikins 
Lindsay Chag 
Sean Cossey 
 
Production Design by
Rick Willoughby 
 
Art Direction by
Kimberley Zaharko 
 
Set Decoration by
Gail Luining 
 
Costume Design by
Allisa Swanson 
 
Makeup Department
Sarah Bergeest .... special makeup effects artist
Debi Lelievre .... key makeup artist
Janie MacKay .... key hair stylist
Amanda McGowan .... assistant makeup artist
Briana Scott .... special makeup effects artist
Amy St. Jean .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Allen Lewis .... production supervisor
Eric Maran .... post-production supervisor (as Eric MacDonald)
Chris Rudolph .... production manager
Mel Weisbaum .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark D. Currie .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Sean Carvajal .... assistant art director
Ken Davies .... property master
Christopher Rodgers .... lead carpenter
Stephanie Seidle .... assistant set decorator
 
Sound Department
Scott Aitken .... sound mixer
Tim Archer .... sound re-recording mixer
Matt Hovland .... adr mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Eric Belanger .... visual effects artist
Jess Brown .... CG lead
Brett Dowler .... visual effects supervisor: Stargate Studios
Nancy Heller .... visual effects producer
Jason Korber .... digital compositor
Mike Leeming .... visual effects coordinator
Brenda Li .... digital compositor
Donal Nolan .... digital compositor
Jon Rosenthal .... visual effects artist
 
Stunts
Brett Chan .... stunt coordinator
Douglas Chapman .... stunt performer
Lauro Chartrand .... stunt coordinator
Lauro Chartrand .... stunt performer
Daniel Cudmore .... stunt performer
Ashlea Earl .... stunt double: Laura Harris
Christopher Gordon .... stunt double: James Callis
Rob Hayter .... stunt double
Brian Ho .... stunt performer
Shawn C. Orr .... stunt double
Maja Stace-Smith .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Dolsen .... still photographer
Damon J. Evans .... lighting technician
Jesse Keay .... gaffer
Benoît Lamarche .... dolly grip
Dale Naudi .... camera trainee
Kyle Ruiterman .... grip
 
Casting Department
J.J. Ogilvy .... casting assistant
 
Editorial Department
Shae Salmon .... first assistant editor
 
Other crew
Laura Collini .... script supervisor
Julie Daly-Wallman .... script supervisor
Alix Falkiner .... location manager
Alexander Glua .... payroll assistant
Ken Hovgaard .... location scout
Andrea Kaufman .... production executive
David Lawrence .... production accountant
Sharon Lindala .... payroll accountant
Daniel Moore .... key production assistant
Jamie Payton .... horse wrangler
Marion Pejaire .... production assistant
Vivien Pfeffer .... key production assistant
Larie Stoley .... production assistant
Marnie Young .... business affairs
 

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Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:M | USA:TV-14
Filming Locations:
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27 out of 40 people found the following review useful.
Wasn't good enough, 18 July 2009
Author: britmike-1 from United States

The Arthur legend has led to some great movies and stories. This retelling of the story doesn't work. Not good mythology or good narrative. The script could have been pared down considerably. If Arthur is Celtic make the girl a red-head, not a Swedish blond. If Merlin is Welsh, he would have come from Noth Wales, not Swansea. What an accent. Merlin would have been more believable if he had used his beautiful spoken English. What are the Greek Gorgons doing in England, they belong in Greece. How did the sword get away from the Lady of the Lake? Try T.H. White's Once and Future King or try Geoffrey of Monmouth for better versions of this story. There is enough material in the Arthur legend without the Greek improvements. The Disney cartoon based on White was a much better story than this version.

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