Excalibur (1981)
Directed by John Boorman · Cinematography by Alex Thomson
PG140 min56 frames
AdventureFantasy
Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.
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What is Excalibur about?
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail, and his nation's survival.
Excalibur is a 1981 epic dark medieval fantasy film directed, co-written and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory. It stars Nigel Terry as Arthur, Helen Mirren as Morgana, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Paul Geoffrey as Perceval and Nicol Williamson as Merlin. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently in Arthurian literature. The film's soundtrack features the music of Richard Wagner and Carl Orff, along with an original score by Trevor Jones.
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What does the cinematography of Excalibur look like?
Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of Excalibur leans on wide compositions (38% of the sample) and medium shots (36%). Cinematographer Alex Thomson keeps 48% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 61% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Excalibur (1981) are #0f1111, #31322c, #504f4e, #47352a, #8c8c77, #2b354d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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