Excalibur

Friday, September 5 - Saturday, September 6, 2025

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).

Staff Pick by Augie Bartlett, usher

Screening as part of our Staff Picks 2025 series

• Country UK, USA
• Year 1981
• Running Time 119 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Warner Brothers
• Director John Boorman
• Cast Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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