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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 56/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 74% of the 388 1980s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail, and his nation's survival.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic56/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
1,192 audience votes
Key crew
- John BoormanScreenplay
- John BoormanDirector
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Rospo PallenbergScreenplay
Cast
- Nigel TerryKing Arthur
- Nicol WilliamsonMerlin
- Helen MirrenMorgana
- Nicholas ClayLancelot
- Paul GeoffreyPerceval
- Cherie LunghiGuenevere
- Robert AddieMordred
- Gabriel ByrneUther
- Keith BuckleyUryens
- Katrine BoormanIgrayne
- Corin RedgraveCornwall
- Liam NeesonGawain
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