Excalibur

Beschrijving
Alle elementen van de klassieker Le Morte Darthur van Sir Thomas Malory zijn in de film terug te vinden: Arthur (Nigel Terry) die het zwaard Excalibur uit de steen trekt; de nobele oprichting en de tragische ondergang van de Ronde Tafel; de heldhaftige pogingen om de Heilige Graal te vinden; en het wankele machtsevenwicht tussen de listige magiër Merlijn (Nicol Williamson) en de boze tovenares Morgana (Helen Mirren). Met Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne en Liam Neeson in opmerkelijke eerste filmrollen biedt Excalibur, volgens Pauline Kael van The New Yorker, “de ene verrukkelijke scène na de andere.”

John Boorman directs this epic fantasy drama retelling the legend of King Arthur (Nigel Terry). Years after Merlin (Nicol Williamson) retrieves Excalibur, young Arthur pulls the mythical sword from the stone and is finally recognised as Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne)'s son and the kingdom's rightful king. Years later, King Arthur builds his legendary castle at Camelot, forms the Round Table and marries the object of his affection, Guinevere (Cherie Lunghi), a relationship which Merlin foresees trouble in.

Meanwhile, the wizard takes on Arthur's half-sister Morgana (Helen Mirren) as his apprentice and the knight Sir Lancelot (Nicholas Clay) confesses his love for Arthur's wife Guinevere, beginning a sequence of events which devastate the land. King Arthur tries to return his kingdom to its former glory and sends his knights on a quest to find the Holy Grail but faces opposition from Morgana and her powerful allies.

Regisseur: John Boorman

Cast: Nigel Terry | Helen Mirren | Nicholas Clay | Cherie Lunghi | Paul Geoffrey | Nicol Williamson | Gabriel Byrne | Keith Buckley | Liam Neeson | Corin Redgrave | Patrick Stewart | Charley Boorman

Ondertiteling: Nederlands