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Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, cowritten and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory.
Apr 10, 1981 · Excalibur: Directed by John Boorman. With Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi. Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
lovely Helen Mirren) is actually the most interesting thing in the film. Morgana borrows Merlin’s magic to deceive Arthur and to stay young. Inhabiting a dragon’s cave that is apparently somewhere beneath Camelot, she wears brass brassieres and other obligatory props, but she’s intriguing. It’s curious how our tastes in myth change;
Excalibur - Murdering Morgana: Merlin (Nicol Williamson) comes to Morgana (Helen Mirren) in a dream and convinces her to use a spell which causes her to age rapidly, and confuses Mordred...
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Jan 18, 2019 · The film stars a young Patrick Stewart who manages to look exactly the same as he does now, not to mention Liam Neeson rocking a man bun. However, the clear standout in this very weird retelling of the King Arthur story is Helen Mirren as the sorceress Morgana.
Several years later, Arthur, Uthur's bastard son, draws Excalibur and becomes King. Guided by Merlin, Arthur marries Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi) and gathers the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur's evil half-sister Morgana (Dame Helen Mirren) sires a son with him, who may prove to be his downfall.