Excalibur

  • Type: Movies & TV
  • Age Category: Adults
  • Genre: Action
  • Recommended by: Tom S.
  • ISBN/UPC: 0790732998
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Like a Who's Who of future British TV and movie stars!

When I first watched this movie at the theater back in 1981, I loved it for its high-energy, fabulistic, and sexy (I was 18 at the time) retelling of the story of King Arthur and his knights.  But when I returned to it several years later, I was surprised and delighted to discover that it was absolutely packed with actors I'd come to recognize.  Who's that playing the scheming Lady Morgana?  A young and lovely Helen Mirren.  And how about top-knotted Sir Gawain?  None other than Liam Neeson.  Plus you've got Captain Picard himself, Patrick Stewart, as Lady Guenivere's dad, and Gabriel Byrne as Arthur's dad, Uther Pendragon.  Fans of British TV will recognize other actors as well.  In fact, if you enjoy Keeping Up Appearances I suggest you keep an eye on who's playing Sir Ector, Arthur's foster father.