![]() 4.1 Cinematic versus traditional portrayal.The film was shot in Ireland, England, and Wales. The film also replaces the sword in the stone story with a more dark and tragic backstory of how Arthur claimed his sword Excalibur. Despite these departures from the source material, the Welsh Mabinogion, the producers of the film attempted to market it as a more historically accurate version of the Arthurian legends, supposedly inspired by new archaeological findings. The film is unusual in reinterpreting Arthur as a Roman officer rather than the typical medieval knight. It features an ensemble cast with Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot and Keira Knightley as Guinevere, along with Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stephen Dillane, Stellan SkarsgÄrd and Til Schweiger. ![]() King Arthur is a 2004 historical adventure film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. ![]()
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