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.
What critics thought
Broadly panned on release as a joyless, muddy retelling that strips the legend of everything that made it compelling, this revisionist Arthur divides critics mainly on one question: do Clive Owen and his cast save it? Most said no, though a vocal minority thought the actors' conviction lifted the material above its limitations.
“profoundly stupid and inept”
David Edelstein·Slate
“a blunt, glowering B picture, shot in murky fog and battlefield smoke, full of silly-sounding pomposity and swollen music”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Adventure, War, History, Action, Drama
Cast & Crew
Antoine FuquaDirector
Clive OwenArthur
Ioan GruffuddLancelot
Keira KnightleyGuinevere
Mads MikkelsenTristan
Joel EdgertonGawain
Hugh DancyGalahad
Ray WinstoneBors
Stephen DillaneMerlin
Ray StevensonDagonet
Til SchweigerCynric
Stellan SkarsgårdCerdic
Sean GilderJols
Hans ZimmerComposer
David FranzoniWriter
Sławomir IdziakCinematographyKing Arthur
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.
What critics thought
Broadly panned on release as a joyless, muddy retelling that strips the legend of everything that made it compelling, this revisionist Arthur divides critics mainly on one question: do Clive Owen and his cast save it? Most said no, though a vocal minority thought the actors' conviction lifted the material above its limitations.
“profoundly stupid and inept”
David Edelstein·Slate
“a blunt, glowering B picture, shot in murky fog and battlefield smoke, full of silly-sounding pomposity and swollen music”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Adventure, War, History, Action, Drama
Cast & Crew
Antoine FuquaDirectorClive OwenArthurIoan GruffuddLancelotKeira KnightleyGuinevereMads MikkelsenTristanJoel EdgertonGawainHugh DancyGalahadRay WinstoneBorsStephen DillaneMerlinRay StevensonDagonetTil SchweigerCynricStellan SkarsgårdCerdicSean GilderJolsHans ZimmerComposerDavid FranzoniWriterSławomir IdziakCinematographyRent & Buy