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Merlin (Season 2: 2009) [TV Series]
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Cast includes:
| Colin Morgan | | Merlin |
| Bradley James | | Arthur |
| Anthony Head | | Uther Pendragon |
| John Hurt | | The Dragon |
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Second season of the BBC Television series of the adventures of young Merlin.
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Merlin (Season 1: 2008) [TV Series]
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Cast includes:
| Colin Morgan | | Merlin |
| Bradley James | | Arthur |
| Anthony Head | | Uther Pendragon |
| John Hurt | | The Dragon |
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BBC Television series for young adults about the adventures of young Merlin.
Entirely retold, with almost of the traditional details intact, traditionalists would do best to stay far away from it. The storylines are sweetly silly, but the costuming and art direction are well executed.
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Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008)
(UK: Merlin and the War of the Dragon Empire)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Mark Atkins
Cast includes:
| Simon Lloyd Roberts | | Merlin |
| Jürgen Prochnow | | The Mage |
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"'Wizard in training' Merlin takes on the might of the ferocious dragon empire."
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Merlin's Apprentice (2005) [TV]
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: David Wu
Cast includes:
| Sam Neill | | Merlin |
| Miranda Richardson | | Lady of the Lake |
| John Reardon | | Jack |
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Sequel to the 1998 TV miniseries. Merlin wakes after 50 years,
to find Camelot under siege because someone has stolen the Holy Grail.
With the help of a boy thief with erratic magic of his own, Merlin sets
out on a quest to restore Camelot.
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The Mists of Avalon (2001) [TV]
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Uli Edel
Cast includes:
| Julianna Margulies | | Morgaine |
| Anjelica Huston | | Vivianne |
| Joan Allen | | Morgause |
| Samantha Mathis | | Gwenwyfar |
| Michael Vartan | | Lancelot |
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Based on Marion Zimmer Bradley's wildy popular Arthurian novel,
the movie retells Arthurian events from the point of view of its women who, though not knights, wielded powers both earthly and mystical and played key roles in shaping the events around them.
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Ancient Mysteries - Camelot (1999) [Doc]
US (Region 1) DVD
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Starring:
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"Venture with prominent archaeologists and historians all over
England and Wales as they search for the legendary site of the
Round Table. From Arthur's supposed burial ground in Glastonbury
to historic Tintagel Castle, A&E sheds new light on a timeless
place that has been enchanting us for centuries."
A&E Television
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Merlin (1998) [TV]
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Steve Barron
Cast includes:
| Sam Neill | | Merlin |
| Helena Bonham Carter | | Morgan Le Fey |
| John Gielgud | | King Constant |
| Rutger Hauer | | King Vortigern |
| Miranda Richardson | | Queen Mab |
| Isabella Rosselini | | Nimue |
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"Sam Neill plays Merlin as an accessible, flesh-and-blood fellow
of real passion, powerless to undo the spell of a rival (Rutger Hauer)
who has virtually imprisoned Merlin's great love, Nimue (Isabella Rossellini),
but gifted enough to counter the treachery of Morgan Le Fey (Helena Bonham Carter)
and the wicked Queen Mab (Miranda Richardson). The battle sequences
and special effects are striking and original, and it is great fun to see
such art-house movie actors as Richardson, Carter, Neill, etc., in fantasy
entertainment the whole family can enjoy."
—Tom Keogh
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Quest for Camelot (1998)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Frederik Du Chau
Cast of voices includes:
| Cary Elwes | | Garrett | | Gary Oldman | | Ruber |
| Jane Seymour | | Lady Juliana |
| Pierce Brosnan | | King Arthur |
| Gabriel Byrne | | Sir Lionel |
| John Gielgud | | Merlin |
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"The tale of a girl named Kayley whose father, a Knight
of the Round Table, is killed by Sir Ruber, a maniacal
brute who steals Excalibur and threatens to seize King
Arthur's Camelot. Kayley enlists the blind, reclusive knight-
aspirant Garrett to brave the Enchanted Forest and retrieve
the magic sword, and their adventure is (of course) fraught
with danger." Jeff Shannon
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First Knight (1995)
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Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast includes:
| Sean Connery | | King Arthur |
| Richard Gere | | Lancelot |
| Julia Ormond | | Guinevere |
| John Gielgud | | Oswald |
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"As the story opens, Guinevere's lands are under attack by the evil knight
Malagant, and she must choose between marriage to Arthur and the security
of Camelot, or encouraging the affections of Lancelot, who has heroically
rescued her from a potentially lethal attack. Anyone looking for meticulous
medieval authenticity won't find it here, but director Jerry Zucker keeps
the action moving with exuberant spirit and glorious production values."
—Jeff Shannon
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Excalibur (1981)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: John Boorman
Cast includes:
| Nigel Terry | | King Arthur |
| Helen Mirren | | Morgana |
| Gabriel Byrne | | Uther |
| Liam Neeson | | Gawain |
| Patrick Stewart | | Leondegrance |
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"John Boorman brings the timeless legend of King Arthur to the screen
in visually sumptuous style. An epic tale steeped in magic, "Excalibur"
chronicles the life of King Arthur beginning with his birth and ending
with his climactic battle with his illegitimate son, the evil Mordred."
Amazon.com
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Cast includes:
| Graham Chapman | | King Arthur | | John Cleese | | Sir Launcelot |
| Eric Idle | | Sir Robin |
| Terry Jones | | Sir Bedevere |
| Michael Palin | | Sir Galahad |
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"When the mythical King of the Britons leads his knights on
a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors,
including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a
cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle
Anthrax, a killer rabbit, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.
Throughout their adventures, the Python crew eschews realism
in favor of anachronistic social satire."
Amazon.com
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Camelot (1967)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Joshua Logan
Cast includes:
| Richard Harris | | King Arthur |
| Vanessa Redgrave | | Guinevere |
| Franco Nero | | Sir Lancelot |
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"Adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical
about the rise and fall of King Arthur and the court
of Camelot."
Amazon.com
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The Sword in the Stone (1963)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast of voices includes:
| Rickie Sorensen | | Arthur |
| Karl Swenson | | Merlin |
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"This classic Disney feature tells the story of Arthur,
a young boy who removes a golden sword which has
been mysteriously thrust into a large stone, and in
doing so, becomes the new King of England."
Amazon.com
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Knights of the Round Table (1954)
US (Region 1) DVD
UK (Region 2) DVD
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Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast includes:
| Mel Ferrer | | King Arthur |
| Ava Gardner | | Queen Guinevere |
| Robert Taylor | | Sir Lancelot |
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"The story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Lancelot, banished from the court for his affair with Guinevere,
returns in disguise to destroy the greatest threat to Camelot — Arthur's illegitimate son, Modred."
Amazon.com
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