Film

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013 · 52m · Documentary

IMDb

7.4

This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever made, Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of actors Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. In this one hour film, they join other cast and crew to share their memories from the filming of this Arthurian masterpiece. Documentary originally released in 2013 with the title Behind The Sword In The Stone; a later, renamed version with updated biographical information on the actors involved was then released in 2016. The 2016 version has since been shown on various on-demand channels.

Nigel Terry

Self

Helen Mirren

Self

Liam Neeson

Self

Gabriel Byrne

Self

Patrick Stewart

Self

Cherie Lunghi

Self

Neil Jordan

Self

Paul Geoffrey

Self

Clive Swift

Self

John Boorman

Self

Katrine Boorman

Self

Charley Boorman

Self

Terry English

Self

John Lawlor

Self

Kevin Moriarty

Self

Trevor Jones

Self

• Mark WrightDirector · Producer · Writer
• Alec MooreDirector · Producer · Director of Photography · Editor
• Lawrence FeeDirector · Producer · Editor
• Craig McCallExecutive Producer
• Kathleen HalliganExecutive Producer
• Roger KavanaughExecutive Producer
• Leah KrevitExecutive Producer
• Philip ReeveExecutive Producer

Release date

December 20, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

52m

Genres

Documentary