Excalibur (1981) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Boorman.

Cast

• Nigel Terry as King Arthur
• Nicol Williamson as Merlin
• Helen Mirren as Morgana
• Nicholas Clay as Lancelot
• Paul Geoffrey as Perceval
• Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere
• Robert Addie as Mordred
• Gabriel Byrne as Uther
• Keith Buckley as Uryens
• Katrine Boorman as Igrayne
• Corin Redgrave as Cornwall
• Liam Neeson as Gawain
• Niall O'Brien as Kay
• Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance
• Clive Swift as Ector
• Ciarán Hinds as Lot
• Liam O'Callaghan as Sadok
• Michael Muldoon as Astamor
• Charley Boorman as Boy Mordred
• Brid Brennan as Lady in Waiting
• Garrett Keogh as Mador
• Emmet Bergin as Ulfius
• Eamon Kelly as Abbot
• Gerard Mannix Flynn as Mordred's Lieutenant
• Barbara Byrne as Young Morgana
• Kay Maclaren as Aged Morgana
• Joelle Hélary as Lady of the Lake
• Conor Lambert as Puppeteer
• Prudence Wright Holmes as Sunshine
• Paul Markey as Peasant Boy

Crew

• John Boorman — Screenplay
• John Boorman — Director
• John Boorman — Producer
• Trevor Jones — Original Music Composer
• Thomas Malory — Novel
• Alex Thomson — Director of Photography
• Rospo Pallenberg — Screenplay

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