New fantasy and adventure titles come back every year King Arthur and/or the knights of the round table. Finally, for example with the film The Green Knight or the series The Winter King.
In 2004 Action specialist Antoine Fuqua (training day) contributed a very down-to-earth, semi-historical adventure cracker with King Arthur, which you can catch on TV today.
Today on TV: King Arthur with star cast from the action director
In King Arthur, the legendary king based on Welsh poems from the 6th century as a Roman soldier is reinterpreted, which decides to fight for the well -being of Britain in the course of the action. The action takes place in Year 400when the Roman Empire spread to Britain, where Artus (Clive Owen) is stationed at the Hadrianwall.
There he fights with people like Lancelot (Ioan Gruffudd) and Galahad (Hugh Dancy) against the Celts and has to save a Roman family from the incident Saxons. He will soon get the acquaintance of the liberated slave Guinevere (Keira Knightley), which complicates the relationship with Lancelot.
You may already suspect when reading these lines: This King Arthur strip has nothing to do with historical facts or the well-known Arthurian saga. Rather, the following applies here: Brain out, sword out. You can also enjoy the top -class cast, who also has Mads Mikkelsen as Tristan, Joel Egerton as Gawain and Til Schweiger as Cynric.
The one at that time Budget of $ 120 million (according to Box Office Mojo) was not only spent on the big stars. The replica of the Hadrianwall, which was built in Ireland, was also complex, which as a gigantic set.
When and where can King Arthur be seen?
RTL 2 shows King Arthur on Friday, the February 21 from 11:30 p.m.. If you miss the TV broadcast, you will also find the adventure film on Disney+ in the streaming offer. Other services such as Amazon and Apple TV have it as a loan and buying title.