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Merlin

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Merlin (1998)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:8

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: An ambitious, all-star miniseries treatment of the Round Table legends, narrated from the perspective of the sorcerer Merlin, who must choose between loyalty to the court and his love for beautiful... An ambitious, all-star miniseries treatment of the Round Table legends, narrated from the perspective of the sorcerer Merlin, who must choose between loyalty to the court and his love for beautiful Nimue. Above-average television fare due to solid acting and spectacular special effects. [More]

Starring: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham-Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer

Starring: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham-Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, James Earl Jones, Miranda Richardson, Isabella Rossellini, Martin Short, Paul Curran, Jeremy Sheffield, Lena Headey, Mark Jax, John McEnery, Thomas Lockyer, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Rachel Colover, John Turner, Keith Baxter, Nicholas Clay, Justin Gurdler, Sebastian Roche, Jason Done, Billie Whitelaw, Timothy Bateson, Dilys Lane, Emma Lewis, Talula Sheppard, Peter Benson, Peter Woodthorpe, John Tordoff, Robert Addie, Nickolas Grace, Janine Eser, Alice Hamilton, Jeremy Peters, Joseph Mawle, Peter Eyre, Vernon Dobtcheff, Camilla Oultram, Daniel Brocklebank, Agnieszka Koson, Peter Bayliss, Susan Rayner

Director: Steve Barron

Director: Steve Barron
Producer: Dyson Lovell
Composer: Trevor Jones
Story: Edward Khmara
Screenwriter: David Stevens, Peter Barnes

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Excellent cast in a fine retelling of the legend

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10/07/04
James Sanford
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Kalamazoo Gazette

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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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07/13/03
Walter Chaw
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Film Freak Central

A captivating made-for-TV production

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03/14/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

An overblown fantasy.

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12/24/02
Phil Villarreal
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Arizona Daily Star

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10/04/02
Brian J. Arthurs
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Beach Reporter (Southern California)

A nifty, loose-limbed epic miniseries: Sam Neill's last starring role?

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07/30/02
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

An imaginatively realized slice of Arthurian mythology.

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