King Arthur

"Rule Your Fate."

2004 2h 6m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 3,019

AdventureWarHistoryActionDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Rule Your Fate.”

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Cast

Clive Owen
Arthur
Ioan Gruffudd
Lancelot
Keira Knightley
Guinevere
Mads Mikkelsen
Tristan
Joel Edgerton
Gawain
Hugh Dancy
Galahad
Ray Winstone
Bors
Stephen Dillane
Merlin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: David Franzoni, Jim Magdaleno
Languages: Gaelic, Welsh, English, Irish, Latin
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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$120M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Gaelic, Welsh, English, Irish, Latin.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CAST

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263+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Antoine Fuqua, shot by Sławomir Idziak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Antoine Fuqua directs. Sławomir Idziak behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Conrad Buff IV cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Gaelic, Welsh, English, Irish, Latin.

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1$120M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Gaelic, Welsh, English, Irish, Latin.
4International production across 3 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5263+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Antoine Fuqua, shot by Sławomir Idziak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Clive Owen and Ioan Gruffudd and Keira Knightley carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Rule Your Fate.".
11IMDB entry: tt0349683 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sławomir Idziak
Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Conrad Buff IV
Production design: Paul Cross
Costume design: Penny Rose
Makeup / hair: Eileen Buggy
VFX supervisor: Matt Johnson
Sound: Neil Collymore
Stunt coordinator: Steve Dent
Runtime: 126 min · 2h 6m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $120,000,000
Box office: $203,567,857
Return: 170% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: King Arthur (2004)

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Gimly2018-06-04
★ 8/10
Do yourself a favour and grab the extended edition of this movie, It's like a whole new film and it is way way better. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.
mygoodomen2021-04-13
I'll never forget the iced-held river scene. At least I've watched it ten times.Clive Owen and Keira Knightley are my favorites.
CinemaSerf2023-09-04
★ 5/10
Clive Owen is the eponymous leader of a cohort of the Sarmatian cavalry - on their last mission after a 15 year attachment to the now retreating Roman army. This mission requires them to head to the northern reaches of Britain - beyond Hadrian's wall - to rescue a family whose teenage son is a favoured godson of the Pope. The Saxons are menacingly poised above the wall, heading south and Merlin's Woads are all around, seemingly quite content to let the Romans and the Saxons sort it out between themselves and then take the prize from the weakened victors. This is an ok adventure yarn with a decent cast of British stalwarts - Ioan Gruffudd, Ray Winstone, Joel Edgerton and Hugh Dancy amongst his comrades, as well as Mads Mikkelsen and his hawk all trekking the country fighting as they go. The photography is good, and the battle scenes - especially on the frozen lake is also quite effective. Sadly, though the lead acting is really lacklustre. Clive Owen, Ray Winstone (with his baby's arm holding an apple) and Saxon chief Stellan Skarsgård are all really poor - with very little by way of decent dialogue to help them out either. Keira Knightley turns out to be quite proficient with an arrow but otherwise very little of this is on target. Despite a nice bit of singing from Lisa Gerrard, I cannot imagine this got a cinema release - but it just about kills an overlong two hours on the telly if it's wet outside.