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Excalibur (1981)
 
Cast
King ArthurNigel TERRY
MorganaHelen MIRREN
LancelotNicholas CLAY
GuenevereCherie LUNGHI
PercevalPaul GEOFFREY
MerlinNicol WILLIAMSON
MordredRobert ADDIE
Uther PendragonGabriel BYRNE
UryensKeith BUCKLEY
IgrayneKatrine BOORMAN
GawainLiam NEESON
Duke of CornwallCorin REDGRAVE
KayNiall O'BRIEN
LeondegrancePatrick STEWART
EctorClive SWIFT
LotCiarán HINDS
SadokLiam O'CALLOGHAN
AstamorMichael MULDOON
Boy MordredCharley BOORMAN
Mordred's lieutenantMannix FLYNN
MadorGarrett KEOGH
UlfiusEmmet BERGIN
young MorganaBarbara BYRNE
lady in waitingBríd BRENNAN
aged MorganaKay McLAREN
abbottEamon KELLY
horsemasterMichael ROWLAND
the ridersPhilip BERNON
 Richard COLLINS
 Seamus COLLINS
 Joe CULLEN
 Daithi CURREN
 Tony DOYLE
 Donal FORTUNE
 David GAVAGHAN
 Eddie KENNEDY
 Bronco McLAUGHLIN
 Michael O'FARRELL
 Ray O'TOOLE
[voice of The Grail] David De KEYSER
Credits
Directed by John BOORMAN
Production Company Orion Pictures Corporation
Executive ProducersEdgar F. GROSS
 Robert A. EISENSTEIN
Produced by John BOORMAN
Associate Producer Michael DRYHURST
Production Manager Jack PHELAN
Production Accountant Arthur TARRY
Assistant Accountant Con CREMINS
Location Manager Kevin MORIARTY
Production AssistantsBeryl HARVEY
 Marie McFERRAN
General Assistant Telsche BOORMAN
2nd Unit Director Peter MacDONALD
Assistant DirectorsBarry BLACKMORE
 Ted MORLEY
 Andrew MONTGOMERY
 Robert DWYER-JOYCE
 David MURPHY
 John LAWLOR
Continuity Jean SKINNER
Casting Mary SELWAY
Screenplay Rospo PALLENBERG
 John BOORMAN
Adapted by Rospo PALLENBERG
Based on "Le Morte d'Arthur" by Thomas MALORY
Director of Photography Alex THOMSON
2nd Unit Photographer Peter MacDONALD
Camera Operator Bob SMITH
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)Mike FOX
Camera AssistantsMike BREWSTER
 John CAMPBELL
 Peter VERSEY
 Shane O'NEILL
Electrical Supervisor Jack CONROY
ElectriciansLouis CONROY
 Derek HALE
 Terry EIFFE
 Martin HOLLAND
Camera Grip Luke QUIGLEY
Stills Photography Arnaud SÉLIGNAC
Special Photographic Effects Oxford Scientific Films Ltd
Special Optical Effects Wally VEEVERS
Special Effects Peter HUTCHINSON
 Alan WHIBLEY
 Gerry JOHNSTONE
 Michael DOYLE
Model Maker Anthony FREEMAN
Editor John MERRITT
Assistant Editor Michael KELLIHER
Production Designer Anthony PRATT
Art Director Tim HUTCHINSON
Assistant Art DirectorsJohn LUCAS
 Bertram TYRER
Set Decorator Bryan GRAVES
Scenic Artist Mervyn ROWE
[Sculptor] Brian MUIR
Property Master Bob HEDGES
Production Master Trisha EDWARDS
PropmenDavid RAYNER
 Paddy MURRAY
Construction Manager Joe LEE
Master Plasterer Joe LEAR
Master Painter Owen MURNANE
Costume Designer Bob RINGWOOD
Wardrobe Master Daryl BRISTOW
Wardrobe Mistress Janet O'LEARY
Make-up Basil NEWALL
 Anna DRYHURST
Ethnic Jewellery Liberty's
Hairstyles Ann McFADYEN
Hairdresser Anne DUNNE
Titles/Optical Effects General Screen Enterprises
Music/Music Conductor Trevor JONES
Music Recording EngineersJohn RICHARDS
 Richard LEWZEY
Choreography Anthony VAN LAAST
Sound Recordist Tom CURRAN
Sound Mixer Doug TURNER
Boom Operator John FORTUNE
Sound Re-recording Delta Sound
Sound EditorsPat BRENNAN
 Ron DAVIS
Dialogue Editor Tony MESSAGE
Fight Arranger William HOBBS
Stunts Ken BYRNE
 Dominic HEWITT
 Paul KELLY
 Chris KING
 James McHALE
 Eddie McSHORTALL
 Donal O'FARRELL
 Bernard O'HARE
 Peter SPELMAN
 Alan WALSH
Creative Associate Neil JORDAN
Transport Manager Arthur DUNNE
Standby Crew Barry CUNNINGHAM
 Martin FORRESTAL
 Terry BAKER
 Christy YOURELL
 Tom LUNDY
ArmourersPeter LEICHT
 Steve TIDIMAN
 Nick FITZPATRICK
Armour Terry ENGLISH