Continuity mistake: After the fight Lancelot lies dying and King Arthur says to Merlin, "Bring him back, whenever the cost". Guinevere lifts Lancelot's left hand and kisses it but in the next shot both of her hands are on his wound. (01:20:20)
Excalibur (1981)
Plot summary
Directed by: John Boorman
Starring: Helen Mirren, Cherie Lunghi, Nicholas Clay, Nigel Terry
Merlin, the wizard, gives the mythic sword Excalibur to the king Uther Pendragon. Uther is killer in an ambush, but before he died, he craved Excalibur in a rock. The knight who is able to take the sword out of the rock, shall be the new king.
Gustavo Valente
More mistakes in Excalibur
Arthur: Any man who would be a knight and follow a king... follow me.
Trivia: Before being cast as Sir Gawain, Liam Neeson had never ridden a horse.
Question: IMDB lists a character named Sunshine, played by an uncredited Prudence Wright Holmes. Who is she?
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Answer: Sunshine is the name of one of Gueniviere's handmaidens. She is also mentioned in L'morte d'Arthur.