Excalibur is a 1981 fantasy film which retells the legend of King Arthur. It grossed $34,967,437 USD, and was the 18th most successful film of that year.
The film begins with Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne), in battle against the Duke of Cornwall (Corin Redgrave), reminding Merlin (Nicol Williamson) of his promise of the "Sword of Power", Excalibur to denote his kingship. Merlin retrieves the sword from the Lady of the Lake (Telsche Boorman) and ...
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Excalibur is a 1981 fantasy film which retells the legend of King Arthur. It grossed $34,967,437 USD, and was the 18th most successful film of that year.
The film begins with Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne), in battle against the Duke of Cornwall (Corin Redgrave), reminding Merlin (Nicol Williamson) of his promise of the "Sword of Power", Excalibur to denote his kingship. Merlin retrieves the sword from the Lady of the Lake (Telsche Boorman) and gives it to Uther with the intention of uniting the land as one. After Uther yields portions of "lands from here to the sea" Cornwall yields to Uther and promises to enforce the king's will. Cornwall invites Uther to celebrate at his castle, where Uther meets and is enchanted by Cornwall's wife Igrayne. Cornwall is enraged and the truce is broken. The lustful Uther later lays siege to the Duke's castle.
Merlin, furious at Uther's recklessness, nevertheless agrees to use his magic to help Uther seduce Igrayne, on the condition that Uther...
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