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The Resource Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman, (videorecording)

Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman, (videorecording)

Label
Excalibur
Title
Excalibur
Statement of responsibility
[an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman
Contributor
Actor
Adapter
Screenwriter
Director
Producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court-- the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. Focuses on the rise of Christian civilization out of the Dark Ages
Cataloging source
ZCU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; editor, John Merritt ; music, Trevor Jones ; executive producers, Edgar F. Gross and Robert A. Eisenstein ; production designer, Tony Pratt ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood
Intended audience
  • Intended audience: Adult
  • MPAA rating: R
Language note
  • Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and optional subtitles in English and French
  • Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey and Nicol Williamson, et al
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1933-
  • 1937-
  • 1952-
  • active 15th century
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Boorman, John
  • Pallenberg, Rospo
  • Gross, Edgar F
  • Eisenstein, Robert A
  • Pratt, Anthony
  • Ringwood, Bob
  • Terry, Nigel
  • Williamson, Nicol
  • Mirren, Helen
  • Clay, Nicholas
  • Lunghi, Cherie
  • Geoffrey, Paul
  • Malory, Thomas
  • Orion Pictures
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
140
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Feature films
  • Fantasy films
  • Arthurian romances
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Europe
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg
  • Originally produced as a motion picture, c1981 by Warner Bros
  • Widescreen, Dolby surround
  • Special features: Feature-length commentary by director John Boorman; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; and, scene access
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (140 min.)
Isbn
9780790732992
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
8539220182
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
22018
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
ocm42690584
System details
DVD (dual-layer) enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby surround 5.1 or mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg
  • Originally produced as a motion picture, c1981 by Warner Bros
  • Widescreen, Dolby surround
  • Special features: Feature-length commentary by director John Boorman; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; and, scene access
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (140 min.)
Isbn
9780790732992
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
8539220182
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
22018
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
ocm42690584
System details
DVD (dual-layer) enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby surround 5.1 or mono
Video recording format
DVD

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