Almost all of the promotional materials for this movie featured a shirtless Hugh Jackman. In contrast, he appears shirtless only in a few scenes in the final cut. This was done in order to emphasize the superior shape he got into for the movie.
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Before the final battle, Arthur's knights are camped around a "Stonehenge"- like formation on a hill. According to Writer, Producer, and Director John Boorman, some American tourists drove by, saw the formation, and hiked up the hill. Boorman had to explain to them that they were part of a movie set.
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Nigel Terry and Clive Swift appeared opposite David Tennant in the revived series of Doctor Who (2005). In the final season of the classic series of Doctor Who (1963), The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) encountered Morgaine and Mordred who come from another dimension and have come to their dimension to seek possession of King Arthur's sword Excalibur, which they mistake The Doctor for Merlin and The Doctor and Ace discover King Arthur's body and Excalibur in a submerged spacecraft at the bottom of a lake.
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United Artists told John Boorman that he could cast anyone as Merlin except Nicol Williamson.
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The roast rabbit, with which Perceval (Paul Geoffrey) tempted Sir Lancelot (Nicholas Clay), was real.
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When Morgana gives birth, Dame Helen Mirren's head is up through a hole in the table while a real pregnant woman lies on the table with her head covered.
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According to Writer, Producer, and Director John Boorman's DVD commentary, the sword prop of Excalibur and the Holy Grail props, used in this movie, are in his house.
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Nicholas Clay also appeared, albeit in a very small role, in Merlin (1998).
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Camelot shown from afar was a model reflected into the camera with a mirror.
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This is the only version of Arthurian Legends where Mordred is the son of Morganna; and where Mordred kills Morgan, (called Morganna in this version).
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A fake crane shot was done during the discussion about creating the round table. It was achieved by walking backwards on a raised platform.
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According to Gabriel Byrne, his sex scene with Katrine Boorman was filmed with the two separated. He performed his close-ups in the scene with a pin cushion.
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The fight between King Arthur and Sir Lancelot was filmed on the Powerscourt estate. The battle scenes in Sir Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) were also filmed there due to wartime restrictions in England.
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John Boorman revealed on the DVD commentary for The Tailor of Panama (2001) that Pierce Brosnan auditioned the role of King Lot.
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Theatrical movie debuts for Gabriel Byrne (Uther Pendragon), Liam Neeson (Gawain), Ciarán Hinds (Lot), and Cherie Lunghi (Guenevere).
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Dame Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson were initially reluctant to work with each other. They'd been in a disastrous production of "Macbeth", and were not on speaking terms. Writer, Producer, and Director John Boorman cast them because their natural animosity would be perfect. According to Mirren, she and Williamson "wound up becoming very good friends" during filming.
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According to Writer, Producer, and Director John Boorman, the love scene between Sir Lancelot and Guenevere in the forest, was filmed on a very cold night, but Nicholas Clay and Cherie Lunghi performed the scene nude anyway.
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John Boorman had wanted to call this "Merlin", but CBS had a show called Mr. Merlin (1981), so they had exclusive usage of the "Merlin" name. It began shooting as "Knights", but Ridley Scott had registered "Knight" for a medieval epic, he was planning with Walter Hill, as his follow-up to Alien (1979). They were already shooting before they decided on "Excalibur".
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Corin Redgrave (Cornwall) was the uncle of Natasha Richardson, who became Liam Neeson's wife.
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Nicholas Clay, Nicol Williamson, Corin Redgrave, Robert Addie, and Niall O'Brien all died from cancer. Charley Boorman was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2010, and survived.
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Excalibur - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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