Directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr with orson bean, john huston, theodore bikel, william conrad. Tolkien that was released by rankinbass as a tv special in 1980. The screenplay was by talbot jennings, jan lustig and noel langley from sir thomas malorys le morte darthur, first published in 1485 by william caxton. Merlin the magician helps arthur pendragon unite the britons around the round table of camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. It stars dudley moore as the eponymous arthur bach, a drunken new york city billionaire who is on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, but ends up falling for a common workingclass girl from queens. Bridson, with music by benjamin britten 1937 camelot by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe 1960. Watch the spaceman and king arthur full movie in hd visit a nasa spacecraft proves einstein right when, travellin. Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an ageold tale and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place. The ads for arthur suggested that this was an obnoxious film about an obnoxious man, an eternally drunken millionaire indulging his every whim. Knights of the round table is a 1953 britishamerican historical technicolor film made by mgm in england and ireland. Squire valiant, masquerading as sir gawain, must retrieve king arthurs sword excalibur from vikings led by an exiled morgan le fay. It stars nigel terry as arthur, nicol williamson as merlin, nicholas clay as lancelot, cherie lunghi as guenevere, helen mirren as. King arthur and the knights of the round table is a japanese anime series based on the arthurian legend. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie.
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Arthur is a 1981 american comedy film written and directed by steve gordon. With dudley moore, liza minnelli, john gielgud, geraldine fitzgerald. Two hobbits struggle to destroy the ring in mount doom while their friends desperately fight evil lord saurons forces in a final battle. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. All the ones based on a connecticut yankee in king arthur s court are at the end. A connecticut yankee in king arthur s court the emperor waltz double feature.
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Legend of the sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action adventure film directed by guy ritchie who cowrote the film with joby harold and lionel wigram from a story by harold and david dobkin, inspired by arthurian legends. It is based on the king arthur legend as adapted from the t. King arthur by laurence binyon, with music by edward elgar 1923 king arthur by d. Among the many movies dedicated to the legend of king. The thing prequel, king arthur movie, roi arthur, joel edgerton, clive owen, fantasy films, fandoms, medieval fantasy, medieval knight. Lets rank all the king arthur movies to find the true once and. Excalibur 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As the title would suggest, it follows the travels of the legendary sword excalibur through arthurian myth, from the violent, powerful hands of uther pendragon, to a longyears rest in the stone. Merlin the magician helps arthur pendragon unite the britons around the round table of camelot, even as dark forces. The spaceman and king arthur 1979 full movie download.
Nigel terry stars as the idealistic king arthur, whose establishment of the idyllic. The myth of king arthur nigel terry brought once again to the screen. I was not allowed to see it when it premiered in the theaters. The film is an adaptation of the return of the king, the third and final book in the lord of the rings by j. May 23, 2017 merlin and the sword aka arthur the king 1985 modernday camelot enthusiast dyan cannon travels to stonehenge, breaks away from her tour group, and falls into a shadowy netherworld, where she.
The entire last transformers movie was based on the idea that king arthur and his knights. With andrew burt, felicity dean, maureen obrien, david robb. Thomas malorys morte darthur is listed as the source material for excalibur, but, as is. Upcoming, new, and past charlie hunnam movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. It was the sole film directed by gordon, who died in 1982 of a heart attack at age 44. The film was created by the same team that had worked on. It features an ensemble cast with clive owen as the title character, ioan gruffudd as lancelot and keira knightley as guinevere, along with mads mikkelsen, joel edgerton, hugh dancy, ray winstone, ray stevenson, stephen dillane, stellan skarsgard and til schweiger. The spaceman and king arthur 1979 full movie download full hd. List of works based on arthurian legends wikipedia.
As the title would suggest, it follows the travels of the legendary sword excalibur through arthurian myth, from the violent, powerful hands of uther pendrag. The film was created by the same team that had worked on the 1977 animated version of the hobbit. Pound puppies and the legend of big paw 1988 contains an early scene taking place in the dark ages and featuring a young arthur as he finds excalibur and becomes king. Season 2 of king arthur and the knights of the round table premiered on april 6, 1980. King arthur is a 2004 britishamerican historical adventure film directed by antoine fuqua and written by david franzoni. The return of the king subtitled a story of the hobbits is an animated adaptation of the novel by j. List of american films of 1981 excalibur, king arthurs sword, the central symbol of kingship for malory and the film. The antoine fuqua version king arthur, featuring clive owen as arthur, ioan gruffudd as lancelot, and keira knightley as guinevere the name is spelled differently in different tellings, is exciting in its griminess. Classic tale of king arthur and how his wife is kidnapped by his evil sister.
Excalibur 1980 excalibur, king arthur, helen mirren. In this interpretation of the classic tale, arthur clive owen is a cavalry officer in the roman army defending hadrians wall against rebellious britons. A story of king arthur text based on the metrogoldwynmayer cinemascope film ward, lock london and melbourne 1954 both the crew and cast credits published at the front crew and back cast of the book are much fuller than those in the u. Excalibur is the only good king arthur movie the ringer. Excalibur 1981 king arthur movie, king arthur, john boorman. The return of the king 1980 film the one wiki to rule. With nigel terry, helen mirren, nicholas clay, cherie lunghi. Sep 30, 2012 the sword has been drawn laszlo stickswood.
Forbidden love, revenge, family rivalry, and magic are all prominent themes. No doubt that is why i am entranced by cinema now that i can watch whatever i want. The total score even minus the wagner and orff material is as spellbinding as the movie, and its to the discredit of the business side of the production that the soundtrack which has excellent sound wasnt made more widely available at the time of the movies release. Excalibur is a 1981 american epic medieval fantasy film directed, produced, and cowritten by john boorman that retells the legend of king arthur and the knights of the round table, based on the 15thcentury arthurian romance le morte d arthur by thomas malory. A connecticut rabbit in king arthur s court 1978, also known as bugs bunny in king arthur s court, a looney tunes tv special. The best king arthur movie remains john boormans excalibur.
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