Excalibur ★★★½ 1981 (R) A sweeping, visionary retelling of the life of King Arthur, from his conception, to the sword in the stone, to the search for the Holy Grail and the final battle with Mordred. An imperfect, sensationalized version, but still the best yet filmed. 140m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. Robert Addie, Keith Buckley, Niall O'Brien, Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Helen Mirren, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Charley Boorman, Corin Redgrave;
Director:
John Boorman;
Writer:
Rospo Pallenberg, John Boorman;
Writer:
Alex Thomson;
Cameo:
Trevor Jones.
