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Tells the story of King Arthur with all the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic tale: Removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; The Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; The heroic attempts to recover the Holy Grail; The shifting balance of power between Merlin and Morgana.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Trevor, 1949 March 23- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Boorman, John, 1933- (Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Pallenberg, Rospo (Screenwriter), Gross, Edgar F. (Producer), Eisenstein, Robert A. (Producer), Thomson, Alex, 1929-2007 (Cinematographer), Pratt, Anthony, 1937- (Designer), Merritt, John, 1920-1999 (Film editor), Ringwood, Bob (Costume designer), Hobbs, William, 1939- (Choreographer), Van Laast, Anthony (Choreographer), Hutchinson, Tim (Artistic director), Graves, Bryan (Set designer), Terry, Nigel (Actor), Mirren, Helen (Actor), Clay, Nicholas (Actor), Lunghi, Cherie, 1952- (Actor), Geoffrey, Paul (Actor), Williamson, Nicol (Actor), Addie, Robert, 1960-2003 (Actor), Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- (Actor), Buckley, Keith, 1941-2020 (Actor), Boorman, Katrine, 1958- (Actor), Neeson, Liam (Actor), Redgrave, Corin (Actor), O'Brien, Niall, 1946-2009 (Actor), Stewart, Patrick, 1940- (Actor), Swift, Clive (Actor), Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century
Format: Unknown
Language:English
French
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2010]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
Arthur, > King > Drama.
Britons > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Knights and knighthood > Drama.
Arthurian romances > Drama.
Britons > Kings and rulers.
Knights and knighthood.
Arthurian romances.
Action and adventure films.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Europe > History > 392-814 > Drama.
Europe > History > 392-814.
Description
Summary:Tells the story of King Arthur with all the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic tale: Removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; The Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; The heroic attempts to recover the Holy Grail; The shifting balance of power between Merlin and Morgana.
Item Description:Wide screen (1.78:1).
Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981.
Special features: Cast & crew filmographies; Commentary by director John Boorman; Theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby Surround 5.1 (English) or mono. (French); dual-layer; matted widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
CHVRS rating: 18A.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; production designer, Anthony Pratt ; film editor, John Merritt ; original music composed and conducted by Trevor Jones ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood ; associate producer, Michael Dryhurst ; fight arranger, William Hobbs ; choreographer, Anthony Van Laast ; art director, Tim Hutchinson ; set decorator, Bryan Graves.
ISBN:0790732998
9780790732992
Access:For private home use only.

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