King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Directed by

Guy Ritchie

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, adventure film, medieval film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 6,099 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Arthur pulls a sword from a stone and learns he is the rightful king. He joins a band of rebels to overthrow a brutal tyrant named Vortigern.

fast-pacedaction-packedstylizedgrimdarkswaggeringvisceralepicrebellious

What happens

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action-adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie, who co-wrote the film with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram from a story by Harold and David Dobkin, inspired by Arthurian legends. The film tells the origin story of King Arthur, played by Charlie Hunnam, a man who discovers his lineage after taking the sword Excalibur from the stone in which it was lodged and teams with a group of rebels to fight against the tyrannical king Vortigern, played by Jude Law. Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, and Eric Bana star in supporting roles. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater on 8 May 2017 and was theatrically released on 12 May 2017 in the United States and 19 May 2017 in the United Kingdom. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $148.7 million worldwide against its $175 million production budget. Originally, the film was meant to be the first in a six-film franchise, but the planned sequels were cancelled after it underperformed at the box office and lost Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures over $150 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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