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A lush retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Excalibur is a dark and engrossing tale. Director John Boorman (Deliverance) masterfully handles the tale of the mythical sword Excalibur, and its passing from the wizard Merlin to the future king of England. Arthur pulls the famed sword from a stone and is destined to be crowned king. As the king embarks on a passionate love affair with Guenevere, an illegitimate son, and Merlin's designs on power, threaten Arthur's reign. The film is visually stunning and unflinching in its scenes of combat and black magic. Featuring an impressive supporting cast, including early work from the likes of Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne, Excalibur is an adaptation of the legend both faithful and bold. --Robert Lane

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\Italian
English\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English\Mono French Italian
Dolby Digital 5.1
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Arabic\Bulgarian\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Portuguese\Romanian\Spanish


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32 Reviews 5 star:  (22) 4 star:  (3) 3 star:  (2) 2 star:  (4) 1 star:  (1)           Average Customer Review (32 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   22 of 23 people found the following review helpful: The days of our kind are num-ber-ed, 8 Nov 2005 By  David J. Smith "loupgarou" (UK) - See all my reviews       This is the story of the magic and mysticism in the tale of Arthur, as seen by John Boorman. The story starts with Uther Pendragon convincing Merlin to help him bed Ygraine, and ends with the return of excalibur to the Lake. It is also the story of Merlin, played excellently by Nicol Williamson with a massive vocal range, and the intrigue of Morgana (Helen Mirren in a seductive and evil role). Merlin muses both wryly and poignantly about a changing world in which magic is fading, the natural order is threatened with the arrogance of men, lamenting the "lachrymae mundi", while Arthur and his knights, wearing impossibly heavy armour, lop limbs of their enemies with big weapons. All to the hard-drinking monk's tune of Orff's "O Fortuna". What more could you want from a film, by turns whimsical, sad, mystical, violent, passionate, tender, mysterious and aloof? Speak the charm of making Merlin, set the world to rights.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Makes the Holy Grail look like an epic, 21 Mar 2005 By  "colinrbenson" - See all my reviews One of the best films I have ever seen, beautiful look, feel and sound - just enough flawed sections to highlight how good the rest of his film is (could maybe have benefited from a very slightly sharper edit), performances are mostly quality (especially Helem Mirren) - great film just made for 5.1 and DVD.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   15 of 16 people found the following review helpful: One land ,one king , one hell of a film, 23 Jun 2001 By  andrew.whel@ntlworld.com (Lincoln, England) - See all my reviews This review is from: Excalibur [1981] (VHS Tape) This film will for ever be in my top ten ,the soundtrack still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, the battle scenes look realistic and brutal. Although fantasy the costume looks a damn sight better than say First Knight.On the down side some of the performances are not quite right ,but I've seen worse.By far the best Athurian film in my opinion , but like an earlier reviewer check out Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles ,but also give the work of Jack Whyte a look as well (six books so far). Take a ride on the dragon's breath ,watch Excalibur  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 32 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews The most authentic I have had this DVD for ages and it remains my favorite. It is authentic with a sense of power, mystic and emotion that most films just miss. Read more Published 1 month ago by J. Greenwood