The legend ofKing Arthurhas inspired countless film adaptations through the years.

Shot in Ireland, the production design is absolutely over-the-top in its dreaminess.

Layered on top of this eerily beautiful moment is a haunting, high-pitched woman’s voice.

King Arthur, played by actor Nigel Terry, stands with a sword in his hand, looking towards ghoulish faces cast in a pink light.

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History comes alive in these thrilling, grueling, and unforgettable battles.

Even the Lady of the Lake, though she is admittedly creepy as hell, has no words.

Unlike thewitches inWicked, Morgana is purely power-hungry, and this drives all that she does.

Jacques le Gris and Jean de Carrouges on horseback facing each other in The Last Duel

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

The dialogue inExcaliburfeels stiff and often unnatural.

But then again, naturalistic dialogue is not what the fantasy genre is known for.

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Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

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