Merlin (1998)
- Starring:
- Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Winning, Steven Barron, (more
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 182 mins
Complete Cast:
- Sam Neill - Merlin
- Miranda Richardson - Queen Mab / Lady Of The Lake
- Rutger Hauer - Lord Vortigern
- John Gielgud - King Constant
- Paul Curran - King Arthur
- Jeremy Sheffield - Lancelot
- Daniel Brocklebank - Young Merlin
- Thomas Lockyer
- John Turner
- Rachel Colover
- Keith Baxter
- Justin Gurdler
- Timothy Bateson
- Emma Lewis
- Peter Benson
- John Tordoff
- Nickolas Grace
- Alice Hamilton
- Joseph Mawle
- Vernon Dobtcheff
- Peter Bayliss
- Charlotte Church
- Isabella Rossellini - Nimue
- Martin Short - Frik
- Helena Bonham Carter - Morgan Le Fey
- James Earl Jones - Mountain King
- Mark Jax - King Uther
- Lena Headey - Guinevere
- Billie Whitelaw - Ambrosia
- Agnieszka Koson
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Sebastian Roche
- Nicholas Clay
- Jason Done
- Dilys Lane
- Talula Sheppard
- Peter Woodthorpe
- Robert Addie
- Janine Eser
- Jeremy Peters
- Peter Eyre
- Camilla Oultram
- Susan Rayner
- Director(s):
- Steven Barron, David Winning
- Writer(s):
- David Stevens, Peter Barnes
- Producer(s):
- Dyson Lovell
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