King Arthur (DVD)

A fine, mainly British cast is led by Clive Owen ( Gosford Park, Bourne Identity), who is perfect as the dark and stormy knight and warlord, Arthur. Keira Knightley ( Pirates of the Caribbean, Love Actually) shines as the gorgeous Guinevere. No refined lady of the court, this Guievere is a born fighter, proving her skills on the battlefield. Ioan Gruffudd's ( Hornblower) passionate and cocky Lancelot is strong as Arthur's surly side-kick and Ray Winstone ( Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain) is hilarious as rough veteran Bors, a fierce fighter with a wicked sense of humour. Arthur (Owen), a half-British, half-Roman commander is the heroic leader of a brave team of Sarmatian knights. Bound to protect the Roman Empire in Britain by an ancient law, his knights include Lancelot (Gruffudd) and Bors (Winstone). As the sun sets on the Roman Empire, the Romans offer the Knights of the Round Table their freedom if they agree to go on one last mission. Arthur and his knights are sent deep into enemy territory on a quest of adventure as they are forced to confront their traditional enemy - Merlin (Dillane) and his indigenous guerrilla armies. The knights soon discover that far from being sworn enemies, these guerrillas are the soul of Britain, devastated by generations of Roman rule. Now, with Rome gone, the invading Saxons led by Cerdic (Stellan Skarsgard) and his son Cynric (Til Schweiger) threaten to conquer all. Under the guidance of the shaman, Merlin and the beautiful, courageous Guinevere (Knightley), Arthur struggles with his lifelong love of Rome to 'become a leader in this land' and to change the face of history.