

Excalibur
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail, and his nation's survival.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $35M
- Language
- English
- witch
- adultery
- holy grail
- love triangle
- england
- magic
- prophecy
- fog
- mythology
- castle
- vision
- knight
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR10 Apr 1981
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical152 Jul 1981
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM2 Jul 1981
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical10 Dec 1981
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Nov 1981
BrazilBR
- Theatrical16 Jul 1981
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical4 Nov 1981
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical12 Oct 1981
FinlandFI
- TVK-1610 Apr 1981
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival23 May 1981
- TheatricalTP27 May 1981
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1229 Oct 1981
GreeceGR
- Theatrical30 Oct 1981
- PhysicalDVD24 Jan 2000
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Excalibur was released on 10 April 1981.
Audience reviews
3- W6/10
Wuchak
11/25/2018
***Eccentric depiction of the medieval myths surrounding King Arthur*** In the late 400s Merlin the sorcerer of Britain takes advantage of the lust of King Uther (Gabriel Byrne) for a Duke’s wife, Ingrayne (Katrine Boorman), to grant him a boy who becomes King Arthur of Camelot (Nigel Terry) when he pulls Excalibur from the stone, a magical sword. Arthur marries Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi), but when Lancelot (Nicho…
- E9/10
ekaari
6/10/2024
A fun “retro dark fantasy” movie with applaudable historical accuracy, peak 80s visuals, with some campy moments. A gem of the 80s that holds up well today
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/18/2026
I think that of all the King Arthur films, this must be the most "authentic". That's largely down to the stylish cinematography and to Nicol Williamson's portrayal of the legendary sorcerer "Merlin". There aren't any whizzy visual effects or bodies morphing into dragons here; this is a much more cerebral chronology of the rise of a young boy (Nigel Terry) from the result of an illicit tryst between the king and the w…
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