Excalibur

1981 • 140 minutes

À propos de ce film

Medieval times are brought to vivid life in this spellbinding and stylish retelling of the legend of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and the rise and fall of Camelot. Adapted from Sir Thomas Malory's classic "Le Morte D'Arthur," directed by multi-Academy Award-nominee John Boorman ("Deliverance," "Hope and Glory") and starring Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson ("Batman Begins," "Kingdom of Heaven"), Golden Globe-nominee Patrick Stewart (the "X-Men" movies, the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" franchise), Gabriel Byrne ("The Usual Suspects," "Ghost Ship"), Nigel Terry ("Troy," "The Lion in Winter") and Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren ("The Queen," "Raising Helen"). MPAA Rating: R Copyright © 1981 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Notes et avis

This film has to be watched with a sense of humour. Yes, the acting is generally poor and the history decidedly ropey. But it's great entertainment as long as you don't take it too seriously. And the performance by Nicol Williamson as Merlin is outstanding. There is no doubt he is the star of the movie and it's worth watching just for his quips, one-liners and looks that say more than any number of words. The scene when he is telling Arthur about "the dragon" touches upon a deeply profound philosophical concept and is just one of his many pithy insights about life scattered throughout this medieval romp. Worth watching. As a film I would give it 3 stars, but Merlin is so good it gets 4.

Granted, the acting's a bit on the camp side some of the time and a few of the big names on the cast appear only for minutes (however, remember these people are well known NOW, not necessarily in 1981 when this movie was released). But overall the movie stays interesting, keeps a decent enough pace and develops an interesting interpretation of the Arthurian legend. Well worth a watch.

Not very good. The trees wernt the only thing wooden about this film,most of the acting was terrible. The U rating is totaly wrong also as it contains quite a bit of sex and violence.