Excalibur

Summary: Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

Release Date: April 10, 1981

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Director: John Boorman

Writers: Thomas Malory

, Rospo Pallenberg

, John Boorman

Runtime: 2 h 20 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Cinema '84, Orion Pictures

Distributor: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros., CBS, Warner Home Video

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 11,000,000

Domestic: $ 34,967,437

International: $ 3,699

Box office:

Budget:$11MDomestic:$35MInternational:$3.7KWorldwide:$35M

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based on book, based on legend

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Orion Pictures

(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) subsidiary)

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 7% higher than the critics.

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The Metacritic audience rated this 22% higher than the critics.

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56/100

Metacritic User:

78/100

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11% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

0% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White100%

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BechdeltestNo women talking

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Violence4/5
Sex4/5
Drugs1/5

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If you ever want to watch King Arthur and get the story as close to the books as it gets. this is your film. want a good fantasy movie with great visuals and direction. this is your film

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f**king epic, watch it f**get

f**king epic, watch it f**get

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