Excalibur

The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table received its most impressive rendition in Excalibur, a film by visionary director John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory). It features all the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic tale Le Morte Darthur: Arthur (Nigel Terry) who manages to pull the sword Excalibur from the stone, the emergence and tragic decline of the noble community of the Round Table, the heroic attempt to find the Holy Grail, and the shifting balance of power between the cunning wizard Merlin (Nicole Williamson) and the evil sorceress Morgana (Helen Mirren). Featuring Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson, who make their first major appearances here, Excalibur offers one breathtaking scene after another...