Excalibur (1981)

Réalisateur:

John Boorman

Writers:

Thomas Malory (book)
Rospo Pallenberg (adaptation)
(suite)

Release Date:

10 avril 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Drame | Fantasy

Accroche:

No mortal could possess it! No kingdom could command it!

Plot:

A spirited accounting of one of the most obscure periods of the world's history. This reprisal is magical in its execution and gives its audience something to watch.

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | Legend | Owl | Disguise | Joust

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Excalibur. The best of the King Arthur films.

Ensemble

Nigel Terry	...	King Arthur
Helen Mirren	...	Morgana
Nicholas Clay	...	Lancelot
Cherie Lunghi	...	Guenevere
Paul Geoffrey	...	Perceval
Nicol Williamson	...	Merlin
Robert Addie	...	Mordred
Gabriel Byrne	...	Uther Pendragon
Keith Buckley	...	Uryens
Katrine Boorman	...	Igrayne
Liam Neeson	...	Gawain
Corin Redgrave	...	Cornwall
Niall O'Brien	...	Kay
Patrick Stewart	...	Leondegrance
Clive Swift	...	Sir Hector
Ciarán Hinds	...	Lot (as Ciarin Hinds)
Liam O'Callaghan	...	Sadok
Michael Muldoon	...	Astamor
Charley Boorman	...	Boy Mordred
Gerard Mannix Flynn	...	Mordred's Lieutenant (as Mannix Flynn)
Garrett Keogh	...	Mador
Emmet Bergin	...	Ulfus
Barbara Byrne	...	Young Morgana
Brid Brennan	...	Lady in Waiting
Kay McLaren	...	Aged Morgana
Eamon A. Kelly	...	Abbot (as Eamonn Kelly)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Telsche Boorman	...	Lady of the Lake (uncredited)
Prudence Wright Holmes	...	Sunshine (uncredited)

Réalisé par
John Boorman

Scénaristes
Thomas Malory		(book "Le Morte d'Arthur")
Rospo Pallenberg		(adaptation)
Rospo Pallenberg		(screenplay) and
John Boorman		(screenplay)

Produit par
John Boorman	....	producer
Michael Dryhurst	....	associate producer
Robert A. Eisenstein	....	executive producer
Edgar F. Gross	....	executive producer

Musique originale
Trevor Jones

Image
Alex Thomson

Montage
John Merritt
Donn Cambern		(uncredited)

Distribution des rôles
Mary Selway

Création des décors
Anthony Pratt

Direction artistique
Tim Hutchinson

Décorateur de plateau
Bryan Graves

Création des costumes
Bob Ringwood

Maquillage
Anna Dryhurst	....	makeup artist
Anne Dunne	....	hair stylist
Anne McFadyen	....	hair stylist
Basil Newall	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Jack Phelan	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Barry Blackmore	....	assistant director
Robert Dwyer-Joyce	....	second assistant director
John Lawlor	....	second assistant director
Peter MacDonald	....	second unit director
Andrew Montgomery	....	second assistant director
Ted Morley	....	second assistant director
David Murphy	....	second assistant director
Martin O'Malley	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Trisha Edwards	....	production buyer
Bob Hedges	....	property master
Joe Lear	....	master plasterer
Joe Lee	....	construction manager
John Lucas	....	associate art director
Owen Murnane	....	master painter
Paddy Murray	....	property man
Mario Novelli	....	model maker (as Anthony Freeman)
David Rayner	....	property man
Mervyn Rowe	....	scenic artist
Bertram Tyrer	....	associate art director

Technicien du son
Pat Brennan	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Curran	....	sound recordist
Ron Davis	....	sound editor
John Fortune	....	boom operator
Tony Message	....	dialogue editor
Doug E. Turner	....	sound mixer (as Doug Turner)
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Michael Doyle	....	special effects
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects
Gerry Johnston	....	special effects
Alan Whibley	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Wally Veevers	....	special optical effects

Cascadeur
Ken Byrne	....	stunts
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt double
Paul Kelly	....	stunts
Chris King	....	stunts
James McHale	....	stunts
Ed McShortall	....	stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunts
Bernard O'Hare	....	stunts
Peter Spelman	....	stunts
Alan Walsh	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Brewster	....	assistant camera
John J. Campbell	....	assistant camera (as John Campbell)
Jack Conroy	....	electrical supervisor
Louis Conroy	....	electrician
Terry Eiffe	....	electrician
Derek Hate	....	electrician
Martin Holland	....	electrician
Peter MacDonald	....	photographer: second unit
Shane O'Neill	....	assistant camera
Luke Quigley	....	camera grip
Arnaud Sélignac	....	still photographer
Bob Smith	....	camera operator
Peter Versey	....	assistant camera
Mike Fox	....	second camera operator (uncredited)
Jon Sorensen	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Des Whelan	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Bristow	....	wardrobe master
Janet O'Leary	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Michael Kelliher	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Trevor Jones	....	conductor: original music
Dick Lewzey	....	music recording engineer (as Richard Lewzey)
John Richards	....	music recording engineer
John A. Coleman	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation manager

Divers
Terry Baker	....	stand-by crew
Philip Bernon	....	rider
Telsche Boorman	....	general assistant
Richard Collins	....	rider
Seamus Collins	....	rider
Con Cremins	....	assistant accountant
Joe Cullen	....	rider
Barry Cunningham	....	stand-by crew
Daithi Curren	....	rider
Tony Doyle	....	rider
Terry English	....	armorer
Nick Fitzpatrick	....	armorer
Martin Forrestal	....	stand-by crew
Donal Fortune	....	rider
David Gavaghan	....	rider
Beryl Harvey	....	production assistant
William Hobbs	....	fight arranger
Neil Jordan	....	creative associate
Eddie Kennedy	....	rider
Peter Leicht	....	armorer
Tom Lundy	....	stand-by crew
Marie McFerran	....	production assistant
Bronco McLoughlin	....	rider (as Bronco McLaughlin)
Kevin Moriarty	....	location manager
Michael O'Farrell	....	rider
Ray O'Toole	....	rider
Michael Rowland	....	horse master
Jean Skinner	....	continuity
Artur Tarry	....	production accountant (as Arthur Tarry)
Steve Tidiman	....	armorer
Anthony Van Laast	....	choreographer
Christy Yourell	....	stand-by crew
Wayne Docksey	....	animal wrangler (uncredited)
Craig Miller	....	marketing consultant (uncredited)
Philip Sharpe	....	technician (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical) (through)
• CBS Television (1985) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Constantin Film (Australia)
• Neue Constantin Film (Germany)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1981) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Irish Film Stunt Squad  stunts
• Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus  orchestra
• London Philharmonic Orchestra  orchestra
• The National Film Studios  studio

Autre(s) titre(s) :

The Knights (USA) (working title)
Excalibur (France) [fr]

Durée:

140 min | USA:119 min (edited version)

Pays:

USA | UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Sweden:15 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | USA:PG (cut) | USA:R | West Germany:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

County Kerry, Ireland

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

The corridors of Camelot were extended by the use of a matte painting.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Full plate metal armor was not invented until about the year 1350, and not used in Europe until much later than that. Numerous such anachronisms (use of stirrups, weaponry) can be excused as being faithful to Malory's book, which followed the conventions of the time of making historical characters behave in a contemporary way.

Guillemet:

[Arthur and Lancelot fighting at their first encounter]
Lancelot: Your rage has unbalanced you. You sir, would fight to the death, against a knight who is not your enemy. Over a stretch of road you could easily ride around.
Arthur: So be it. To the death!

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Death Wish II (1982)

Soundtrack:

Siegfried's Funeral March from The Ring

Excalibur. The best of the King Arthur films.

Excalibur is a truly atmospheric film. It has the ability to take you back to the time it depicts, without using sentimentality or rose tinted spectacles. Having seen the film numerous times, I still get more out of it with every viewing. It certainly seemed to start many careers on the right path and many of the actors are very well known now. My only sadness is that Paul Geoffrey and Nigel Terry, two of the main character actors, seem not to have become such household names. They both stand out in the film and to my mind have made it what it is, brilliant. Great direction, production, photography and music. King Arthur himself would have been proud of it.