The story of King Arthur, his Queen, her adulterous love for Sir Lancelot, the wisdom of Merlin and the treachery of Mordred, Arthur's son by his half-sister, Morgana.

C a s t

Nigel Terry as King Arthur
Helen Mirren as Morgana
Nicholas Clay as Lancelot
Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere
Gabriel Byrne as Uther Pendragon
Nicol Williamson as Merlin

Production Credits

Director: John Boorman
Writers: Thomas Malory (Le Morte d'Arthur), Rospo Pallenberg
Production Company Orion Pictures Corporation