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RIP Nigel Terry
Posted on 5/4/15 at 2:43 am
Posted on 5/4/15 at 2:43 am
No sooner had a posted about a show concerning King Arthur and his legend I find out that Nigel Terry, who played King Arthur in the movie Excalibur (1981), had just passed away at the age of 69. If you haven't seen the aforementioned film, I strongly recommend you do. It features a very young Liam Neeson playing one of the Knights of the Round Table as well as an in-her-prime Helen Mirren, who plays the evil sorceress Morgana.
Tribute to Excalibur
Tribute to Excalibur
This post was edited on 5/4/15 at 2:43 am
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Posted on 5/4/15 at 4:06 am to RollTide1987
Saw that Facebook tonight. The land is without a king!
Aside from Excalibur, he was also great as a young John in Lion in Winter.
Aside from Excalibur, he was also great as a young John in Lion in Winter.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 6:42 am to RollTide1987
Patrick Stewart was in that movie as well.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 7:05 am to RollTide1987
Rip King Arthur.
Love me some Excalibur.
Love me some Excalibur.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 9:12 am to TigerMyth36
I watched that movie to death when I was in college. It was in heavy rotation on The Movie Channel, along with Diner back in '83. Just a perfect little movie, packed with amazing actors.
The next time that I saw Nigel Terry he was on Murder She Wrote or something. I thought, "Ah shite, his movie career didn't last."
The next time that I saw Nigel Terry he was on Murder She Wrote or something. I thought, "Ah shite, his movie career didn't last."
Posted on 5/4/15 at 9:15 am to Fewer Kilometers
I have to admit, as sad and embarrassing as it is, i have never seen this film. i will have to watch it.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 9:58 am to udtiger
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Patrick Stewart was in that movie as well.
Gabriel Byrne was Uther.
That movie was full of cats that the U.S. movie audience hadn't seen before - at least not in a major role - Stewart, Neeson and Byrne, most notably (Nicol Williamson - Merlin - and Mirren were probably the biggest names for the U.S. market when Excalibur was released).
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:03 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:04 am to RollTide1987
Great film.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:25 am to Freauxzen
I'm guessing that the bulk of these actors were up an coming stage actors in Britain at the time. I hadn't seen the few movies that Nicol Williamson had been in and had no idea who Helen Mirren was.
People talk about Dazed and Confused and American Graffiti launching a bunch of unknown actors. This movie was packed with future stars.
People talk about Dazed and Confused and American Graffiti launching a bunch of unknown actors. This movie was packed with future stars.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:26 am to RollTide1987
Excalibur is one of my top ten favorite movies. So very quotable and epic.
"A king without a sword! A land without a king!"
"I was never meant to live a man's life but to be the stuff of future memory."
"I have often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the future and can be just a man, that we may meet, and you will come to me and claim me as yours, and know that I am your husband. It is a dream I have..."
Grail Figure: What is the secret of the Grail? Who does it serve?
Perceval: You, my lord.
Grail Figure: Who am I?
Perceval: You are my lord and king. You are Arthur.
Grail Figure: Have you found the secret that I have lost?
Perceval: Yes. You and the land are one.
"Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I have lived through others for far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guenevere, my guilt. Mordred bears my sins. My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be... king."
Basically every line of this movie is epic.
"A king without a sword! A land without a king!"
"I was never meant to live a man's life but to be the stuff of future memory."
"I have often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the future and can be just a man, that we may meet, and you will come to me and claim me as yours, and know that I am your husband. It is a dream I have..."
Grail Figure: What is the secret of the Grail? Who does it serve?
Perceval: You, my lord.
Grail Figure: Who am I?
Perceval: You are my lord and king. You are Arthur.
Grail Figure: Have you found the secret that I have lost?
Perceval: Yes. You and the land are one.
"Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I have lived through others for far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guenevere, my guilt. Mordred bears my sins. My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be... king."
Basically every line of this movie is epic.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:27 am to Thracken13
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I have to admit, as sad and embarrassing as it is, i have never seen this film. i will have to watch it.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:28 am to Fewer Kilometers
Nicol Williamson and Helen Mirren could not stand each other. How Borman got those two to work together is a big credit to him.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:31 am to RollTide1987
Patrick Stewart was in the movie as well.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:51 am to LeonPhelps
quote:
Excalibur is one of my top ten favorite movies. So very quotable and epic.
"A king without a sword! A land without a king!"
"I was never meant to live a man's life but to be the stuff of future memory."
"I have often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the future and can be just a man, that we may meet, and you will come to me and claim me as yours, and know that I am your husband. It is a dream I have..."
Grail Figure: What is the secret of the Grail? Who does it serve?
Perceval: You, my lord.
Grail Figure: Who am I?
Perceval: You are my lord and king. You are Arthur.
Grail Figure: Have you found the secret that I have lost?
Perceval: Yes. You and the land are one.
"Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I have lived through others for far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guenevere, my guilt. Mordred bears my sins. My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be... king."
Basically every line of this movie is epic.
The scene where Arthur stops mid-battle and hands his sword to his enemy so that he can knight Arthur and fight him as an equal... gives me chills every time.
quote:
In the name of God, St Michael and St George, I give you the right to bear arms and the power to mete justice.
That duty I will solemnly obey, as knight and king.
Rise... King Arthur.
I am your humble knight, and I swear allegiance to the courage in your veins. So strong it is, its source must be Uther Pendragon's. I doubt you no more.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:54 am to RollTide1987
He was pretty good in A Lion In Winter as bumbling Prince John. He along with Anthony Hopkins had their screen debut in it.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:55 am to Fewer Kilometers
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The next time that I saw Nigel Terry he was on Murder She Wrote or something. I thought, "Ah shite, his movie career didn't last."
I think he did a lot of stage acting.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:59 am to dr smartass phd
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Nicol Williamson and Helen Mirren could not stand each other. How Borman got those two to work together is a big credit to him.
I read that is why he cast them in those parts. He thought the tension between them would work well on screen.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 11:05 am to Fewer Kilometers
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The scene where Arthur stops mid-battle and hands his sword to his enemy so that he can knight Arthur and fight him as an equal... gives me chills every time.
That is actually my favorite part of the entire movie.
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Posted on 5/4/15 at 11:05 am to RollTide1987
Love Excalibur must have watched it a billion times when I was a boy.
RIP Nigel
RIP Nigel
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