A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
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Nigel Terry as King Arthur |
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Helen Mirren as Morgana |
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Nicholas Clay as Lancelot |
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Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere |
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Paul Geoffrey as Perceval |
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Nicol Williamson as Merlin |
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Corin Redgrave as Cornwall |
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Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance |
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Keith Buckley as Uryens |
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Clive Swift as Sir Ector |
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Liam Neeson as Gawain |
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Gabriel Byrne as Uther Pendragon |
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Robert Addie as Mordred |
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Katrine Boorman as Igrayne |
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CiarĂ¡n Hinds as King Lot |
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Niall O'Brien as Kay |
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Charley Boorman as Boy Mordred |
Directing | John Boorman | Director |
Writing | John Boorman | Screenplay |
Writing | Thomas Malory | Novel |
Writing | Rospo Pallenberg | Adaptation |
Production | John Boorman | Producer |
Production | Robert A. Eisenstein | Executive Producer |
Production | Edgar F. Gross | Executive Producer |
Sound | Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
Editing | John Merritt | Editor |
Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
Writing | Rospo Pallenberg | Screenplay |