Excalibur

1981 film by John Boorman
Movie film Q206461
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Excalibur

Summary

Excalibur is a film[1]. Excalibur ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,415 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Excalibur's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Excalibur was directed by John Boorman[4].
  • Rospo Pallenberg wrote the screenplay for Excalibur[5].
  • John Boorman wrote the screenplay for Excalibur[6].
  • Excalibur's composer is recorded as Trevor Jones[7].
  • Excalibur's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • Excalibur's genre is action film[9].
  • Excalibur's genre is drama film[10].
  • Excalibur's genre is sword and sorcery film[11].
  • Excalibur's genre is medieval film[12].
  • Excalibur is named after Excalibur[13].
  • Excalibur's based on is recorded as Le Morte d'Arthur[14].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Nigel Terry[15].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Helen Mirren[16].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Nicholas Clay[17].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Cherie Lunghi[18].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Nicol Williamson[19].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Robert Addie[20].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Gabriel Byrne[21].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Liam Neeson[22].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Patrick Stewart[23].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Ciarán Hinds[24].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Katrine Boorman[25].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Paul Geoffrey[26].
  • A cast member of Excalibur was Charley Boorman[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Excalibur was produced by John Boorman[28]. Excalibur was directed by John Boorman[4]. Screenwriters include Rospo Pallenberg[5] and John Boorman[6]. Cast members include Nigel Terry[15], Helen Mirren[16], Nicholas Clay[17], Cherie Lunghi[18], Nicol Williamson[19], and Robert Addie[20].

Publication

Publication dates include April 10, 1981[29], April 23, 1981[30], July 2, 1981[31], June 6, 1981[32], July 3, 1981[33], and July 16, 1981[34]. The original language of Excalibur was English[35]. Genres include fantasy film[8], action film[9], drama film[10], sword and sorcery film[11], and medieval film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10[36], 72%[37], and 56/100[38].

Why It Matters

Excalibur ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,415 views/month).[2] Excalibur has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4921
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  2. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → ['Q12554', 'Q8090']
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  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 26183
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  4. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0014058
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  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 2872
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