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Excalibur · Limited Edition

Best Release

Arrow Video

Released 2026-02-23 · United Kingdom

Director

John Boorman

Box Office

$34,967,437

Runtime

2 hours and 21 minutes (141 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Special case
In the box
Comes with: - An outer slipcase that holds the hard card slipcase. - A hard card inner slipcase. - A double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options. - A 120-page liner notes booklet "Excalibur": "Gone to Earth" by Philip Kemp
"A Dream to Some
a Nightmare to Others" by Jez Winship
"Medievalism in Excalibur" by K.
Discs
4 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO | DISC THREE | disc three
Video
1.66:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
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Subtitles
other HoH

Restoration

Restored exclusively by Arrow Films. The 35mm camera negative was scanned in 4K/16-bit at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging, then restored in 4K and color graded at Silver Salt. Mono mix restored by Þorsteinn Gislason; 5.1 mix restored by Deluxe Audio in London, newly created using the original mono mix elements. Warner Bros. researched archived audio materials and identified original LCRS elements from post-production, but those proved unusable (director John Boorman confirmed they were unfinished mixes abandoned for time). Additional 35mm prints from Warner Bros. and the BFI provided reference. QC review by Pixelogic.

Special features

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

  • The Film - Theatrical Cut (140:45)
  • (1) Audio Commentary by Brian Hoyle, author of "The Cinema of John Boorman" (2025)
  • (2) Audio Commentary by filmmaker David Kittredge, director of "Boorman and the Devil" (2025)
  • (3) Audio Commentary by director John Boorman (1999)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

  • The Making of Excalibur : Myth into Movie (unreleased 1981 documentary by Neil Jordan) (48:19)
  • To Be a Knight and Follow a King: An Interview with John and Charley Boorman (2025 interview) (28:12)
  • When Death Was But a Dream: An Interview with Neil Jordan (2025 interview) (25:07)
  • The Charm of Making: An Interview with production designer Anthony Pratt (2025 interview) (26:11)
  • Confessions of a Professional Pain-in-the-Arse: An Interview with Peter MacDonald (2025 interview) (75:44)
  • Anam Cara: A Consideration of Rospo Pallenberg & John Boorman (2025 visual essay by Howard Berger featuring a newly filmed interview with Pallenberg) (37:34)
  • + 2 more
    Divided Nature: The Death & Life of Illusion in the Cinematic Kingdom of John Boorman (2025 visual essay by The Flying Maciste Brothers (film historians Howard S. Berger and Kevin Marr)) (30:07)

    Trailers

    • Teaser Trailer (1:48)
    • Theatrical Trailer (2:28)

Image Galleries

  • Black and White Stills (98 pages)
  • Colour Stills (101 pages)
  • Posters (25 pages)
  • Original Production Notes (21 pages)
  • Draft Screenplay (116 pages)

DISC THREE (Blu-ray)

  • The Film - Television Cut (120:09)
  • Excalibur : Behind the Movie (2013 documentary) (52:24)

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