King Arthur
King Arthur is a 2004 epic historical adventure film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. It features an ensemble cast with Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot and Keira Knightley as Guinevere, along with Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård and Til Schweiger.
Plot
In the 5th century AD, the declining Roman Empire is withdrawing from Britannia, where the native Woads, led by Merlin, stage an insurgency. A group of Sarmatian knights and their half-British Roman commander Artorius Castus, known as "Arthur", have served their obligatory 15-year term fighting for Rome and are preparing to return home. Arthur himself plans to continue his career in Rome until Bishop Germanus orders them to complete one final mission: evacuate an important Roman family from north of Hadrian's Wall, saving them from an advancing army of invading Saxons led by the ruthless Cerdic and his son, Cynric. Alecto, the son of the family patriarch, is a viable candidate to be a future Pope. Arthur and his remaining men – Lancelot, Tristan, Galahad, Bors, Gawain, and Dagonet – reluctantly accept the mission.
Cast
- Alan Devine
- Charlie Creed-Miles
- Clive Owen
- Clive Russell
- David Murray
- Graham McTavish
- Hugh Dancy
- Ioan Gruffudd
- Ivano Marescotti
- Joel Edgerton
- Keira Knightley
- Ken Stott
- Lorenzo De Angelis
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Maria Gładkowska
- Ned Dennehy
- Owen Teale
- Ray Stevenson
- Ray Winstone
- Rob Knox
- Sean Gilder
- Stefania Orsola Garello
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Stephanie Putson
- Stephen Dillane
- Til Schweiger
More details
| author | David Franzoni |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | United Kingdom |
| director | Antoine Fuqua |
| editor | Conrad Buff IV |
| events | King Arthur |
| genre | action adventure drama historical |
| keywords | 5th century axe battle of badon battle of badon hill bors britannia dagonet engage father figure fight galahad gawain hadrian\'s wall heresy home kill king of the britons lancelot pelagianism pelagius pope return home roman britain roman empire rome sarmatia sarmatian saxon serve tristan way of life white flag woad young woman |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer |
| producer | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| productionCompany | Jerry Bruckheimer Films Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | action drama |