Edition |
Widescreen version. |
Description |
1 DVD (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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region 1 |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; Dolby Surround 5.1 (English) or mono. (French); dual-layer; matted widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs. |
Cast |
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Keith Buckley, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Niall O'Brien, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, Ciarin Hinds, Liam O'Callaghan, Michael Muldoon, Charley Boorman, Mannix Flynn, Garrell Keogh, Emmel Bergin, Barbara Byrne, Brid Brennan, Kay McLaren, Eamonn Kelly. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; production designer, Anthony Pratt ; film editor, John Merritt ; original music composed and conducted by Trevor Jones ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood ; associate producer, Michael Dryhurst ; fight arranger, William Hobbs ; choreographer, Anthony Van Laast ; art director, Tim Hutchinson ; set decorator, Bryan Graves. |
Note |
Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
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CHVRS rating: 18A. |
Summary |
Tells the story of King Arthur with all the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic tale: Removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; The Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; The heroic attemps to recover the Holy Grail; The shifting balance of power between Merlin and Morgana. |
Note |
Special features: Cast & crew filmographies; Commentary by director John Boorman; Theatrical trailer. |
Language |
In English or dubbed French soundtrack with optional English or French subtitles; close captioned. |
Subject |
Arthur, King -- Drama.
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Arthur, King. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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Britons -- Kings and rulers. |
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Knights and knighthood -- Drama.
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Knights and knighthood. |
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Europe -- History -- 392-814 -- Drama.
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Europe. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
392-814 |
Genre/Form |
Arthurian romances.
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Arthurian romances.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Action and adventure films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Fantasy films.
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Fantasy films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Boorman, John, 1933- screenwriter, producer, director.
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Pallenberg, Rospo, screenwriter.
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Gross, Edgar F., producer.
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Eisenstein, Robert A., producer.
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Thomson, Alex, 1929-2007, cinematographer.
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Pratt, Anthony, 1937- designer.
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Merritt, John, 1920-1999, film editor.
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Jones, Trevor, 1949 March 23- composer.
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Ringwood, Bob, costume designer.
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Hobbs, William, 1939- choreographer.
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Van Laast, Anthony, choreographer.
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Hutchinson, Tim, artistic director.
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Graves, Bryan, set designer.
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Terry, Nigel, actor.
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Mirren, Helen, actor.
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Clay, Nicholas, actor.
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Lunghi, Cherie, 1952- actor.
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Geoffrey, Paul, actor.
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Williamson, Nicol, actor.
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Addie, Robert, 1960-2003, actor.
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Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- actor.
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Buckley, Keith, 1941-2020, actor.
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Boorman, Katrine, 1958- actor.
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Neeson, Liam, actor.
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Redgrave, Corin, actor.
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O'Brien, Niall, 1946-2009, actor.
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Stewart, Patrick, 1940- actor.
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Swift, Clive, actor.
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Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century.
Morte d'Arthur.
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Orion Pictures.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
0790732998 |
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9780790732992 |
Standard No. |
085392201822 |
Music No. |
22018 Warner Bros. Entertainment |
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