Excalibur
strong injury detail, violence
Director(s)John Boorman
Production year1981
Genre(s)Action, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes120m
CastNigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay,
Excalibur
strong injury detail, violence
Merlin the magician assists King Arthur in uniting the Britons as forces conspire to tear their Kingdom apart in this 19 ...
Merlin the magician assists King Arthur in uniting the Britons as forces conspire to tear their Kingdom apart in this 1981 action fantasy.
violence
Scenes of violence include sword fights, sometimes resulting in people being impaled or stabbed, with blood spurts and blows to the body. People are also shown falling from heights when a castle is attacked, and being knocked off horses during jousting tournaments. In another scene an elderly woman is struck on the head.
injury detail
Injury detail includes people being impaled by swords, spears and sharp objects with visible blood. Corpses are seen on battlefields, and blood is frequently seen in the aftermath of violence. A brief medical scene shows a wound being treated.
additional issues
In an implied scene of sexual violence, a spell is used to coerce a man into impregnating a woman. Various scenes include knife threats, sometimes directed at people's throats. Other sequences feature an unsettling tone with supernatural threats. There is also an undetailed scene of sex with implied nudity.
Classified Date:
01/04/1981
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
23/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
Scenes of violence include sword fights, sometimes resulting in people being impaled or stabbed, with blood spurts and blows to the body. People are also shown falling from heights when a castle is attacked, and being knocked off horses during jousting tournaments. In another scene an elderly woman is struck on the head.
injury detail
Injury detail includes people being impaled by swords, spears and sharp objects with visible blood. Corpses are seen on battlefields, and blood is frequently seen in the aftermath of violence. A brief medical scene shows a wound being treated.
additional issues
In an implied scene of sexual violence, a spell is used to coerce a man into impregnating a woman. Various scenes include knife threats, sometimes directed at people's throats. Other sequences feature an unsettling tone with supernatural threats. There is also an undetailed scene of sex with implied nudity.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
23/02/2017
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
violence
There are a few scenes of strong violence, including one in which a man falls on top of a spike and struggles, with the point sticking out of his chest. In another scene, a man hacks off another man's arm with a sword, and the stump dribbles blood in close-up. Later in the film a man is seen hanging from a tree with birds pecking at his eyes. Although none of the violence is particularly realistic, the scenes are quite bloody.
sex
Strong sex includes a scene in which a man thrusts on top of a bare-breasted woman.
additional issues
Language is mild with a few uses of 'hell' and 'damn'.
Contains frequent moderate violence and gory injury detail
Classified Date:
26/07/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/11/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
05/04/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/11/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with director John Boorman
Classified Date:
30/11/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified date23/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
Scenes of violence include sword fights, sometimes resulting in people being impaled or stabbed, with blood spurts and blows to the body. People are also shown falling from heights when a castle is attacked, and being knocked off horses during jousting tournaments. In another scene an elderly woman is struck on the head.
injury detail
Injury detail includes people being impaled by swords, spears and sharp objects with visible blood. Corpses are seen on battlefields, and blood is frequently seen in the aftermath of violence. A brief medical scene shows a wound being treated.
additional issues
In an implied scene of sexual violence, a spell is used to coerce a man into impregnating a woman. Various scenes include knife threats, sometimes directed at people's throats. Other sequences feature an unsettling tone with supernatural threats. There is also an undetailed scene of sex with implied nudity.
Director(s)John Boorman
Production year1981
Genre(s)Action, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes120m
CastNigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay,
Classified Date:
01/04/1981
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
23/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
Scenes of violence include sword fights, sometimes resulting in people being impaled or stabbed, with blood spurts and blows to the body. People are also shown falling from heights when a castle is attacked, and being knocked off horses during jousting tournaments. In another scene an elderly woman is struck on the head.
injury detail
Injury detail includes people being impaled by swords, spears and sharp objects with visible blood. Corpses are seen on battlefields, and blood is frequently seen in the aftermath of violence. A brief medical scene shows a wound being treated.
additional issues
In an implied scene of sexual violence, a spell is used to coerce a man into impregnating a woman. Various scenes include knife threats, sometimes directed at people's throats. Other sequences feature an unsettling tone with supernatural threats. There is also an undetailed scene of sex with implied nudity.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
23/02/2017
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
violence
There are a few scenes of strong violence, including one in which a man falls on top of a spike and struggles, with the point sticking out of his chest. In another scene, a man hacks off another man's arm with a sword, and the stump dribbles blood in close-up. Later in the film a man is seen hanging from a tree with birds pecking at his eyes. Although none of the violence is particularly realistic, the scenes are quite bloody.
sex
Strong sex includes a scene in which a man thrusts on top of a bare-breasted woman.
additional issues
Language is mild with a few uses of 'hell' and 'damn'.
Contains frequent moderate violence and gory injury detail
Classified Date:
26/07/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
07/11/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
05/04/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/11/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with director John Boorman
Classified Date:
30/11/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified date23/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
