Directed by:
Steve BarronCinematography:
Sergey KozlovComposer:
Trevor JonesCast:
Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Miranda Richardson, John Gielgud, Martin Short, Rutger Hauer, Isabella Rossellini, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Sheffield (more)Plots(1)
In a time long past, when magic was fading from the world of men, the malevolent sorceress Mab (Miranda Richardson) summoned forth a mighty wizard to keep the power of the Old Ways alive. The wizard's name. . .was Merlin (Sam Neill). But when his heart is touched by the love of the beautiful Nimue ( Isabella Rossellini), Merlin turns away from Mab's dark enchantments. Allying himself with the young warrior who will rise to become the legendary King Arthur, Merlin pledges his mystic skills to Arthur's Visionary cause: Bringing peace and justice to the realm haunted by monsters and ravaged by war and setting the stage for the ultimate clash of Good versus Evil. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sam Neill
UK
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Helena Bonham Carter
UK
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Miranda Richardson
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John Gielgud
UK
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Martin Short
Canada
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Rutger Hauer
Netherlands
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Paradis Express (1997)
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Isabella Rossellini
Italy
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James Earl Jones
USA
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Jeremy Sheffield
UK
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Lena Headey
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John McEnery
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Thomas Lockyer
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Billie Whitelaw
UK
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Nicholas Clay
UK
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Sebastian Roché
France
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Robert Addie
UK
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Keith Baxter
UK
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Janine Eser
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Timothy Bateson
UK
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Peter Benson
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