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King Arthur

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The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

Release Date : 2004-07-07

Language :EnglishGaelicWelshIrishLatin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsWorld 2000 EntertainmentTouchstone PicturesGreen Hills Productions

Production Country : IrelandUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : King Arthur: Director's CutKnights of the Roundtable

Cast

Character Name : Arthur

Original Name : Clive Owen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lancelot

Original Name : Ioan Gruffudd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guinevere

Original Name : Keira Knightley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tristan

Original Name : Mads Mikkelsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gawain

Original Name : Joel Edgerton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Galahad

Original Name : Hugh Dancy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bors

Original Name : Ray Winstone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Merlin

Original Name : Stephen Dillane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dagonet

Original Name : Ray Stevenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cynric

Original Name : Til Schweiger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cerdic

Original Name : Stellan Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jols

Original Name : Sean Gilder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marius Honorius

Original Name : Ken Stott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ganis

Original Name : Charlie Creed-Miles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Merlin's Lieutenant

Original Name : David Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mental Monk

Original Name : Ned Dennehy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Obnoxius Monk

Original Name : Phelim Drew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Third Monk

Original Name : Des Braiden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bishop Decoy

Original Name : Bosco Hogan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woad Killed by Lancelot

Original Name : David Wilmot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roman Commander

Original Name : Lochlann Ó Mearáin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bishop Germanus

Original Name : Ivano Marescotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lancelot's Father

Original Name : Clive Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roman Officer

Original Name : Graham McTavish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mercenary

Original Name : Dessie Gallagher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Lancelot

Original Name : Elliot Henderson-Boyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pelagius (uncredited)

Original Name : Owen Teale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vanora

Original Name : Dawn Bradfield

Gender : Female

Character Name : Horton

Original Name : Pat Kinevane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saxon (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Tall-Order Ritchie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alecto

Original Name : Lorenzo De Angelis

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Do yourself a favour and grab the **extended **edition of this movie, It's like a whole new film and it is way way better. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

mygoodomen

@mygoodomen

2021-06-23

I'll never forget the iced-held river scene. At least I've watched it ten times.Clive Owen and Keira Knightley are my favorites.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-04

Clive Owen is the eponymous leader of a cohort of the Sarmatian cavalry - on their last mission after a 15 year attachment to the now retreating Roman army. This mission requires them to head to the northern reaches of Britain - beyond Hadrian's wall - to rescue a family whose teenage son is a favoured godson of the Pope. The Saxons are menacingly poised above the wall, heading south and Merlin's Woads are all around, seemingly quite content to let the Romans and the Saxons sort it out between themselves and then take the prize from the weakened victors. This is an ok adventure yarn with a decent cast of British stalwarts - Ioan Gruffudd, Ray Winstone, Joel Edgerton and Hugh Dancy amongst his comrades, as well as Mads Mikkelsen and his hawk all trekking the country fighting as they go. The photography is good, and the battle scenes - especially on the frozen lake is also quite effective. Sadly, though the lead acting is really lacklustre. Clive Owen, Ray Winstone (with his baby's arm holding an apple) and Saxon chief Stellan Skarsgård are all really poor - with very little by way of decent dialogue to help them out either. Keira Knightley turns out to be quite proficient with an arrow but otherwise very little of this is on target. Despite a nice bit of singing from Lisa Gerrard, I cannot imagine this got a cinema release - but it just about kills an overlong two hours on the telly if it's wet outside.

r96sk

@r96sk

2023-10-04

I had a lot of fun with 'King Arthur'! It has all of the ingredients of an entertaining film for me. I'm a sucker for a great score and this 2004 flick has just that, from the very first scene in fact - great way to open the movie! Absolutely no surprise whatsoever to see that Hans Zimmer was on music for this - legend! There are also a number of actors that I like from other productions. Keira Knightley is the standout in my opinion, followed by Ioan Gruffudd - who has a great voice for narration, which kept bringing back fond memories of his showing as Henry Morgan in severely underrated television show 'Forever'. Those two I enjoyed most, though Ray Winstone, Stephen Dillane (if underused) and Stellan Skarsgård (if a tad underwhelming) are positives as well. The one obvious omission from that previous paragraph is Clive Owen, who of course plays the titular character. I'm mixed on his performance. He nailed (most of) the speeches, though I wasn't convinced with his overall acting level. I feel like the filmmakers should've chosen someone more commanding to lead this, Owen is a little bit too meh in my eyes. No idea, nor interest in truth, in how supposedly accurate this is in regards to folklore, but simply judging it as a film I can only say I got what I wanted from it - entertainment. 8/10.