Excalibur - Official® Trailer [HD]

Release Date: April 10, 1981

The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in Excalibur, from visionary director John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory). All the elements of Sir Thomas Malory's classic Le Morte Darthur are here: Arthur (Nigel Terry) removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; the Round Table's noble birth and tragic decline; the heroic attempts to recover the Holy Grail; and the shifting balance of power between wily wizard Merlin (Nicol Williamson) and evil sorceress Morgana (Helen Mirren). With Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson in notable early screen roles.

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, Ciarán Hinds

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: John Boorman
Screenwriter: Rospo Pallenberg, John Boorman
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Official Website: Not Available

Track: O Fortuna (0:04 - 2:25)
Company: X5 Music Group
Album: The 99 Darkest Pieces Of Classical Music
Composer: Carl Orff
Year: 2010
Genre: Classical Score

[ForceMaximus]

I’m 35 years old, I first saw this movie and it’s trailer when I was 16 and this trailer STILL gives me chills.

The Best King Arthur Movie of All Time!

[carlosmelendez]

I love this film! It has Liam Neeson and Patrick Stewart and the very beautiful Helen Mirren

[gsimon]

So few trailers really capture what the movie is actually like. Some make the movie look way better than it is and some never do the movie justice. But honestly this trailer really captures the whole spirit of this great flick! Epic, over-the-top, drama, action, beautiful cinematography, all rockin out to O Fortuna... doesn't get better than this!

[SpeedyEric]

0:32- I can see why audiences flocked to this, because the trailer is awesome.
1:14- And the movie is quotable as hell.
2:20- And for some reason, I also wanna watch Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3.

[SebastianLundh]

_Behold, the sword of power! Excalibur!_
This was sampled on a Swedish song that I remember listening to in my childhood, and now I know where it's from. =)

[marisgoldenhour]

I loved watching this film! The locations, costumes, acting, everything was designed to pull you in for the ride. I remember it having such a dream-like, shiny, otherworldly quality. It was shot perfectly. It can almost be seen in this trailer. A remaster would bring it back to its proper viewing glory. Even without it, you can see how great and quotable the film is to take in. And this is also when trailers didn't show the entire movie giving away the entire plot. Made you want to actually see what happens on the film. ☺️💙🖤⚔️✨

[allgood]

Awesome! 👍.. I saw it when it came out 👍

[jtomes]

Watching this makes me feel like I went to play D&D and somebody spiked my Tab soda with LSD

[Radikus]

I would love to see an uncut version of this movie, but John Boorman mentioned that he thinks what is left out if just as important as what's left in. He made his decision and he is standing by it. So i have to agree.. but still lol

[Juliagooliaboolia]

this is my level of ridiculous and dramatic I love it

[SonSovalye]

The Last Knight & Excalibur & Lancelot
This is the perfect trilogy

[hughmarlowe]

Film is still unparalleled. Merlin's (Nicol Williamson's) "look into the eyes of the dragon ..." sounding a register or two higher than in the final film version.

[indijanac_jones]

My fav line "i must have her, you dont understand wizard, you not a man".

[Nicetime]

Widespread use of "O Fortuna" in advertising and other forms of popular culture may have begun with the trailer for the 1981 movie Excalibur, which uses the song in its entirety.

[EdwardTorres-ke]

I want to watch the movie Excalibur I want to see the movie

[dhollsynthmusic]

Merlin's delivery of "into the Dragon's eyes" is different to the movie version: more high-pitched and slightly different intonation.

[DonCDXX]

Strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

[yackawaytube]

This trailer popularized "O Fortuna"

[Biamedici]

In the era in which Arthur supposedly lived, no one was wearing suits of armor like those.

[yad-thaddag]

They should make a series based on John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. But based on how they butchered The Witcher, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, preferably not by Netflix, Disney or Prime. Though, in defense of Prime, they did do a good job with The Expanse and The Boys.