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Synopsis: The magical sword of Excalibur starts off in the hands of British lord Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) and then, years later, finds its way to his bastard son, Arthur (Nigel Terry), the knave destined to become king. Aided by the sorcerer Merlin (Nicol Williamson), Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail and his nation's survival.
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
PG
Year:
1981
140 min
1,022 Views


INT. PASSAGEWAY, TINTAGEL CASTLE - DAWN

The monk leads the party down the hallway of the castle.

Thin shafts of dawnlight filter through archers' slits in

the thick walls onto stone floors. Otherwise, it is dark.

Each person, lady and knight, proceeds alone, head bent,

some crossing themselves.

Uther is among them. He stops in a dark alcove, breathing

heavily, waiting.

As the lovely Igrayne drifts past him, he pulls her out of

sight of the others.

In a shaft of pale light Uther clasps Igrayne to his

breastplate, his iron arm wrapped around her frail body. So

violent is his embrace that she cannot breathe, her mouth is

wide with fear, and her feet do not touch the ground; an

impaled butterfly.

UTHER:

You will be mine. Wife and queen,

bed and crown.

His face is close to hers, looking as though he would devour

her tender whiteness with his kiss. She doesn't answer; she

can't. Even Uther understands this and lets her go.

IGRAYNE:

(a fierce whisper)

I want no other crown and no other

bed than those I have.

Her gown and her fragile skin torn on the spikes of his armor,

Igrayne backs away and joins the procession.

Uther trembles with unreleased passion.

INT. PASSAGEWAY OUTSIDE CHAPEL, TINTAGEL CASTLE - DAWN

Igrayne enters the candlelit chapel from which issues the

chant, calling the castle to worship. She rushes to her

husband's side, kneeling next to him and whispering. The

Duke of Cornwall looks back at Uther, hatred in his eyes.

EXT. WAR CAMP - BEFORE TINTAGEL CASTLE - DAY

Uther is in a towering rage. Sword drawn, he stalks among

the biers of fallen knights. Squires and clerics keep a

healthy distance. The sky is lowering, pregnant with rolling

thunder. Beyond his encampment, high on a cliff rising out

of the sea stands the impregnable Tintagel Castle, seat of

the Duke of Cornwall, now under siege.

UTHER:

(bellowing in all

directions)

Merlin! Where are you!?

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John Boorman

John Boorman is an English film-maker who is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General, The Tailor of Panama, and Queen and Country. more…

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