King Arthur
King Arthur is a 2004 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 fulfilled their duties to Rome and are preparing to return home until Bishop Germanus orders them to complete one final mission: evacuate an important Italian 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
- Charlie Creed-Miles
- Clive Owen
- Clive Russell
- 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
- Stephen Dillane
- Til Schweiger
More details
| author | David Franzoni |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | United Kingdom |
| director | Antoine Fuqua |
| editor | Conrad Buff |
| genre | action adventure drama historical |
| keywords | 5th century axe battle of badon battle of badon hill britannia father figure hadrian\'s wall home italian family pope return home roman britain roman empire sarmatia sarmatian saxon way of life white flag woad wound young woman |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer |
| producer | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| productionCompany | Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | action drama war |