Excalibur

John Boorman directed this gloriously savage interpretation of Arthurian legend loosely based on Thomas Malory's novel -Le Morte d'Arthur. By turns gleaming and filthy, tender and bloody, the film is a visually stunning epic which is never less than compelling. Nigel Terry is perfectly cast as ...more

One of the most ambitious, lavish productions of the Arthurian legend (as set forth in Sir Thomas Malory's -La Morte d'Arthur), Excalibur largely fulfills its lofty pretenses. This is not a child's fairy tale, and director John Boorman fashions a violent, sexual world of swords, sorcerers, and seducers. Excalibur is a visual marvel, garnering Alex Thomson a well-deserved Oscar nomination for his cinematography (only the widescreen version of the film does his work justice). Boorman filmed in the ...more