King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Based On “Arthurian romance”

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.

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Release date:

May 11, 2017

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Cast:

Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law, Eric Bana

Genre:

Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Medieval

Country:

United States, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

2017 in adaptations