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Merlin (1998)

Merlin (1998)
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This four-hour fantasy miniseries, elaborating on the Arthurian legend and filmed in England and Wales, offers a portrait of the wizard Merlin (Sam Neill), following his life as a youth (Daniel Brocklebank) to his later conflicts with the evil Queen Mab (Miranda Richardson) and his love for Nimue (Isabella Rossellini), who is kidnapped by Lord Vortigern (Rutger Hauer). Amid battles and displays of magic and mysticism (courtesy of London's Framestore and the Jim Henson Creature Shop), Merlin strides the English countryside encountering Excalibur, the unbreakable sword, and a Camelot cast of colorful characters including the morphing manservant Frik (Martin Short), Morgan le Fey (Helena Bonham Carter), King Arthur (Paul Curran), Lancelot (Jeremy Sheffield), and Guinevere (Lena Heady). Premiered April 26, 1998 on NBC. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Starring:
Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, (more)
Director(s):
David Winning, Steven Barron, (more)
Format(s):
DVD
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This four-hour fantasy miniseries, elaborating on the Arthurian legend and filmed in England and Wales, offers a portrait of the wizard Merlin (Sam Neill), following his life as a youth (Daniel Brocklebank) to his later conflicts with the evil Queen Mab (Miranda Richardson) and his love for Nimue (Isabella Rossellini), who is kidnapped by Lord Vortigern (Rutger Hauer). Amid battles and displays of magic and mysticism (courtesy of London's Framestore and the Jim Henson Creature Shop), Merlin strides the English countryside encountering Excalibur, the unbreakable sword, and a Camelot cast of colorful characters including the morphing manservant Frik (Martin Short), Morgan le Fey (Helena Bonham Carter), King Arthur (Paul Curran), Lancelot (Jeremy Sheffield), and Guinevere (Lena Heady). Premiered April 26, 1998 on NBC. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
182 mins

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Director(s):
Steven Barron, David Winning
Writer(s):
David Stevens, Peter Barnes
Producer(s):
Dyson Lovell
Categories:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Andres S.

    A New perspective into the King Arthur myth. This is one of my favorite tv movies of all time. The story was great, the acting was superb, and the effects were astonishing. In regards to the sexual situations and incest, this is all part of the original Arthur story. The movie actually toned it down a little bit and this is not a Disney cartoon. Too bad some people are too closed minded or ignorant about culture and history to appreciate the movie trying to stick to the real myth. For those of you who are no, you shall not be disappointed.

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    Bonnie C.

    i personally saw it when it first came out and i enjoyed it enough to want to watch it again. It was dark, yet enjoyable. Fantasy is my name, so i enjoyed it greatly

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    AJ W.

    What a treat! I love mini-series because of the extra attention to details and character development, and this one was really fun. I wouldn't hesitate to have childen over about 8 see it, and would watch it together to explain things that puzzled the child. And the fact that I was able to get it from Blockbuster and YET be able to watch it in Full Screen was a VERY big plus.

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