Merlin (1998)

Genre: Drama; Adventure; Family; Fantasy; Romance; Action

Studio: Hallmark Entertainment

Cast: Sam Neill as Merlin; Helena Bonham Carter as Morgan Le Fey; Isabella Rossellini as Nimue; Miranda Richardson as Queen Mab/Lady Of The Lake; Martin Short as Frik; Rutger Hauer as Lord Vortigern; John Gielgud as King Constant; James Earl Jones as Mountain K

Color

Langauge: English

Director: Steve Barron; John Irvin

Producer: Dyson Lovell; Chris Thompson; Robert Halmi Sr.

Writer: Peter Barnes; David Stevens; Edward Khmara

An elderly Merlin (Sam Neill) tells his side of the Camelot story starting with his own beginning. In the distant past Queen Mab of the Sidhe (Miranda Richardson) created the wizard as a way to keep pagan magic in the world and her control over Britain. Merlin begins his schooling under Mab and her assistant Frik (Martin Short) but draws away from dark magic when he falls in love. As much as he loves Nimue (Isabella Rossellini) Merlin finds his true task in rearing the boy who becomes King Arthur (Paul Curran). He aids him in ruling the peaceful kingdom of Camelot as Christianity begins to replace the old gods. While he longs for his true love who has been magically imprisoned by King Vortigern (Rutger Hauer) Merlin must overcome the treachery of Morgan Le Fey (Helena Bonham Carter), the wicked Queen Mab and Mordred (Jason Done), Arthur’s illegitimate son. If he fails Camelot will crumble and Arthur will follow the hard path fate has planned for him to his doom.

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