This clunky international coproduction adapts the popular Arthurian newspaper comic strip. The budget is low, but the film boasts some moments of dizzy, kitschy fun.
While King Arthur (Edward Fox) reigns in Camelot, his hostile sorceror sister Morgan Le Fey (Joanna Lumley) has allied herself with the Viking tyrant Sligon (Udo Kier) in the realm of Thule. They send raiders, led by Sligon's barbarous brother Thagnar (Thomas Kretschmann), to steal the mystic
sword Excalibur, symbol of Arthur's authority. In the meanwhile, Arthur asks Valiant (Stephen Moyer), squire to Sir Gawain (Anthony Hickox), to escort visiting Princess Ilene (Katherine Heigl) back to her nativ...
Released:
1997
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
92 mins