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The Resource Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman

Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman

Label
Excalibur
Title
Excalibur
Statement of responsibility
[an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court-- the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. Focuses on the rise of Christian civilization out of the Dark Ages
Cataloging source
ZCU
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Excalibur (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; editor, John Merritt ; music, Trevor Jones ; executive producers, Edgar F. Gross and Robert A. Eisenstein ; production designer, Tony Pratt ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood
Intended audience
  • Intended audience: Adult
  • MPAA rating: R
Language note
  • Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and optional subtitles in English and French
  • Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey and Nicol Williamson, et al
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1933-
  • 1937-
  • 1952-
  • active 15th century
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Boorman, John
  • Pallenberg, Rospo
  • Gross, Edgar F
  • Eisenstein, Robert A
  • Pratt, Anthony
  • Ringwood, Bob
  • Terry, Nigel
  • Williamson, Nicol
  • Mirren, Helen
  • Clay, Nicholas
  • Lunghi, Cherie
  • Geoffrey, Paul
  • Malory, Thomas
  • Orion Pictures
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
140
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Arthurian romances
  • Europe
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg
  • Originally produced as a motion picture, c1981 by Warner Bros
  • Special features: Feature-length commentary by director John Boorman; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; and, scene access
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (140 min.)
Isbn
9780790732992
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 085392201822
  • 8539220182
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
22018
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm42690584
  • (Sirsi) o42690584
  • (TMQ) o42690584
  • 9967
  • 9967
  • 1629373
  • 1629373
System details
DVD (dual-layer) enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby surround 5.1 or mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Excalibur, [an] Orion Pictures release ; directed and produced by John Boorman ; screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman
Publication
Note
  • Adapted from Malory's Le morte d'Arthur by Rospo Pallenberg
  • Originally produced as a motion picture, c1981 by Warner Bros
  • Special features: Feature-length commentary by director John Boorman; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; and, scene access
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (140 min.)
Isbn
9780790732992
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 085392201822
  • 8539220182
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
22018
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm42690584
  • (Sirsi) o42690584
  • (TMQ) o42690584
  • 9967
  • 9967
  • 1629373
  • 1629373
System details
DVD (dual-layer) enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby surround 5.1 or mono
Video recording format
DVD

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