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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
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Charlie Hunnam in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.
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Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he li... Read allRobbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
213K
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POPULARITY
831
222
  • Director
    • Guy Ritchie
  • Writers
    • Joby Harold(screenplay by)
    • Guy Ritchie(screenplay by)
    • Lionel Wigram(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Charlie Hunnam
    • Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • Jude Law
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  • Director
    • Guy Ritchie
  • Writers
    • Joby Harold(screenplay by)
    • Guy Ritchie(screenplay by)
    • Lionel Wigram(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Charlie Hunnam
    • Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • Jude Law
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    • 1.1KUser reviews
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    • 41Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 10 nominations

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    Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam, Neil Maskell, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Craig McGinlay in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
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    Charlie Hunnam
    Charlie Hunnam
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • The Mageas The Mage
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Vortigernas Vortigern
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Bedivereas Bedivere
    Eric Bana
    Eric Bana
    • Utheras Uther
    Aidan Gillen
    Aidan Gillen
    • Billas Bill
    Freddie Fox
    Freddie Fox
    • Rubioas Rubio
    Craig McGinlay
    Craig McGinlay
    • Percivalas Percival
    Tom Wu
    Tom Wu
    • Georgeas George
    Kingsley Ben-Adir
    Kingsley Ben-Adir
    • Wet Stickas Wet Stick
    Neil Maskell
    Neil Maskell
    • Back Lackas Back Lack
    Annabelle Wallis
    Annabelle Wallis
    • Maggieas Maggie
    Zac Barker
    • Young Arthur 2 yrsas Young Arthur 2 yrs
    Oliver Barker
    Oliver Barker
    • Young Arthur 2 yrsas Young Arthur 2 yrs
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Mischief Johnas Mischief John
    Poppy Delevingne
    Poppy Delevingne
    • Igraineas Igraine
    Millie Brady
    Millie Brady
    • Catiaas Catia
    Nicola Wren
    • Lucyas Lucy
    • Director
      • Guy Ritchie
    • Writers
      • Joby Harold(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Guy Ritchie(screenplay by)
      • Lionel Wigram(screenplay by)
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    An alternative version of the King Arthur legend. As a boy, Arthur is left orphaned after his father, King Uther Pendragon, and mother are killed in a war waged against them by Vortigern, who then assumes the throne. Arthur flees and is raised in a brothel, knowing very little of his birthright. Vortigern wants Arthur dead, to ensure there is no claimant to the throne. The legends foretell that only the next king will be able to draw Excalibur, Uther's sword, from the rock where it is lodged. So, in an effort to identify Arthur, Vortigern forces all the young men of Arthur's age to attempt to draw out the sword. Now it is Arthur's turn. —grantss
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    • excalibur
    • tyrant
    • knights of the round table
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Raised on the streets. Born to be king.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, some suggestive content and brief strong language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      This was supposed to be the first installment of a planned six-film series, but those plans were scrapped after it bombed at the box office.
    • Goofs
      Several times the country was called England. Arthur was King of Britain and the Britons. England was formed by the invading Anglo Saxons several centuries later.
    • Quotes

      King Arthur: Why have enemies when you can have friends?

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros, Village Roadshow, Ratpac Entertainment and Weed Road Pictures logos are made of newly-forged metal and appear in reverse.
    • Connections
      Featured in Talking with Chris Hardwick: Charlie Hunnam (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Life
      Written by Gareth Williams

      Licensed courtesy of Human LLC & Microsoft Corporation

    User reviews1.1K

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    The Elephant in the Room... King Arthur?
    The elephant in the room is... well, there are lots of elephants in the room; let's be honest.

    Before I expound further, let me say this: if you like the movie's trailers, like a fair bit of action but don't particularly care about how every bit of it fits into a story, don't particularly care about the traditional legend(s) of King Arthur, like a bunch of fantasy mixed in, and plenty of (now run-of-the-mill) CGI, you might like this movie. Reading further may unnecessarily dissuade you from watching it.

    Of course, if you've seen the trailers, you know that there really are (ridiculously large, CGI) elephants in the film. The other, proverbial, elephants in the room are how far the movie strays from the legendary King Arthur story.

    Now, in fairness, legends (King Arthur, in this case) being what they are, it is difficult to know where reality ends and fantasy begins. Nonetheless, even though the legend has changed somewhat over the years (as legends are wont to do), this movie bears little resemblance to the story that moviegoers familiar with Arthur will expect.

    Merlin? Rendered unimportant and replaced by a (gender-PC?) beautiful female mage, who remains nameless. (I suppose the lack of a name was supposed to lend some air of irresistible mystery to her. It failed, miserably.) (sigh)

    Bedivere, the handsomest of Arthur's knights (almost in the entire land), one-handed, he of the muscular build? Well, at least he had the build. Some, including Bedivere, were obviously cast in a fit of PC multiculturalism. Please. Save it for where it makes sense.

    Guinevere? Lancelot? Missing. David Beckham managed to land a spot, though. Go figure.

    I read Ritchie's bio here on IMDb. It's stated there that Ritchie thought film school graduates made "boring and unwatchable" films. His disdain for the work of others seems to go beyond those who've studied film art. Huh. That doesn't stop Ritchie from leaning on the creations of others to sell a flick.

    Ritchie has a flashy -- often manic -- presentation style. I'll give him some benefit of doubt in presuming that he does so in an effort to create a sense of action. Unfortunately, it often serves more to make stories incoherent.

    In watching Richie's Sherlock Holmes re-imaginings, I couldn't shake a feeling of Ritchie's lack of respect for Doyles' Holmes. I get the same sense of lack of respect for traditional tales of King Arthur.

    I could go on and on, picking the film apart, but all of it boils down to the simple appearance that Ritchie is simply capitalizing on the popularity of someone else' story -- King Arthur and the legend of Excalibur -- by using the name in the title, then remaking the entire story to suit a flight of his fancy.

    Ritchie might as well have just left the sword out of the story and dropped the name of Arthur from the story -- and title. Then he could have gone anywhere he wanted with the story without disappointing moviegoers drawn in by the title. It might have stood on its own as a fair (by no means great) action/fantasy film. As a retelling of the King Arthur legend, it is a disappointment.

    On second thought, considering Richie sold the idea to the movie studio as King-Arthur-meets-The-Lord-of-the-Rings, perhaps he should have just named the movie accordingly. Then the Tolkien influence (and the use of Tolkien's oliphants) would make much more sense. Then, too, moviegoers would know better than to expect a movie simply about the King Arthur legend, which the current title implies.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Twitter
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur
    • Filming locations
      • Capel Curig, Conwy, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Weed Road Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $175,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,175,066
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,371,270
      • May 14, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $148,675,066
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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