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Movies on Arthurian Themes



Excalibur (1981)

DVD US $13.99
VHS US $8.95

Cover Director: John Boorman

Cast includes:
Nigel Terry
King Arthur
Helen Mirren
Morgana
Gabriel Byrne
Uther
Liam Neeson
Gawain
Patrick Stewart
Leondegrance

"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 climac-
tic battle with his illegitimate son, the evil Mordred."
—Amazon.com



First Knight (1995)

DVD US $19.56
VHS US $13.99
VHS Widescreen US $16.99

Cover Director: Jerry Zucker

Cast includes:
Sean Connery
King Arthur
Richard Gere
Lancelot
Julia Ormond
Guinevere
John Gielgud
Oswald

"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 encour-
aging the affections of Lancelot, who has heroically rescued
her from a potentially lethal attack. Anyone looking for metic-
ulous medieval authenticity won't find it here, but director
Jerry Zucker (Ghost) keeps the action moving with exuberant
spirit and glorious production values."--Jeff Shannon



Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

DVD US $16.99
VHS US $16.99
VHS Widescreen US $16.99

Cover Director: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Cast includes:
Graham Chapman
King Arthur
John Cleese
Sir Launcelot
Eric Idle
Sir Robin
Terry Jones
Sir Bedevere
Michael Palin
Sir Galahad

"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



Knights of the Round Table (1953)

VHS US $16.99

Cover Director: Richard Thorpe

Cast includes:
Mel Ferrer
King Arthur
Ava Gardner
Queen Guinevere
Robert Taylor
Sir Lancelot

"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



Camelot (1967)

DVD US $17.49
VHS US $21.23
VHS Widescreen US $21.23

Cover Director: Joshua Logan

Cast includes:
Richard Harris
King Arthur
Vanessa Redgrave
Guinevere

"Adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical
about the rise and fall of King Arthur and the court
of Camelot."
—Amazon.com



The Sword in the Stone (1963)

VHS US $19.99

Cover Director: Wolfgang Reitherman

Cast of voices includes:
Rickie Sorensen
Arthur
Karl Swenson
Merlin

"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



Quest for Camelot (1998)

DVD US $17.49
VHS US $16.99

Cover 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

"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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