Camelot (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Camelot |
| Original title | Camelot |
| Country of production |
England , Ireland , Canada |
| original language | English |
| year | 2011 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 in 1 season |
| genre | History , drama |
| idea | Michael Hirst |
| music | Mychael Danna , Jeff Danna |
| camera | Joel Ransomware |
| First broadcast | February 25, 2011 (USA) on Starz |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 19, 2012 on Sky |
| occupation | |
Camelot is a television series that was produced in 2011 and canceled after one season. With this series, the producers of the Tudors and the Borgias tried to film a modern interpretation of the legend about King Arthur . The individual episodes of the mini-series were shown free to air for the first time in Germany from March 21 to March 23, 2013 on ZDFneo .
action
Morgan le Fay returns home as a young woman to the castle of her father, King Uther Pendragon. She claims the throne to which she is entitled. But Uther, who once killed Morgan's mother and banished her to marry the beautiful Lady Igraine, denied Morgan her claim. She then poisons her father, who dies. Shortly before his last breath, Uther is able to sign a document in the presence of the magician Merlin, on which it is recorded that Uther's secret son, Arthur, is now entitled to the royal dignity. This was once given by Merlin into the care of the simple farmer Ector. Arthur grows up together with Ector's son Kay. Arthur finds it difficult to accept that he should become king. But Merlin supports him, especially in the fight against his half-sister Morgan. This mobilizes all forces to bring Arthur down. But Arthur has to pass difficult tests even in the closest circle. Above all, his love for Guinevere is put to the test because the young woman is engaged to his friend, the knight Leontes.
production
The series was filmed between June and July 2010 in County Wicklow , Ireland . The post-production as well as the visual effects were done in a Canadian studio. The first ten episodes of Camelot should have been followed by other seasons, but in 2011 the series clearly lost out to the much more successful fantasy series Game of Thrones . The production costs of seven million dollars per episode were in no relation to the falling audience numbers. That's why the series was discontinued after just one season.
Reviews
The series received mostly negative reviews. So wrote the Time Magazine , the series is exceedingly silly (German exceedingly silly ) while the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" magazine wrote that the series was dull and talky and its first three episodes offer few surprises in storytelling. (German The series is boring and chatty and the first three episodes offer few surprises in retelling the well-known story. )
Cast and dubbing
The German dubbing was created by the dubbing company Scalamedia in Berlin. The German dialogue books were written by Lutz Riedel , who also directed the dialogue .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Pendragon | Jamie Campbell Bower | Konrad Bösherz |
| Merlin | Joseph Fiennes | Dennis Schmidt-Foss |
| Morgan le Fay | Eva Green | Victoria Storm |
| Kay | Peter Mooney | Jan Makino |
| Guinevere | Tamsin Egerton | Magdalena Turba |
| Leontes | Philip Winchester | Peter Lontzek |
| Gawain | Clive Standen | Markus Pfeiffer |
| Queen Igraine | Claire Forlani | Anke Reitzenstein |
| King Lot | James Purefoy | Ingo Albrecht |
| King Uther Pendragon | Sebastian Koch | Sebastian Koch |
| Sybil | Sinéad Cusack | Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif |
Episode list
| Original title | German title |
|---|---|
| Homecoming | The young king |
| The Sword and the Crown | The sword and the crown |
| Guinevere | Forbidden love |
| Lady of the Lake | Excalibur |
| Justice | justice |
| Three journeys | The eyes of the deceased |
| The Long Night | The long night |
| Igraine | The transformation |
| The Battle of Bardon Pass | The king's whore |
| Reckoning | the true face |
DVD release
The series has been available on DVD (including Blu-Ray) in German-speaking countries since June 8, 2012. In addition to the ten episodes, around 35 minutes of bonus material, including a short making-of, are included.
Web links
- Camelot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Starz
Individual evidence
- ↑ How Merlin Conceives Children Using Magic Tricks. The fantasy series Camelot is running for the first time on free TV. Despite the star cast, bare skin and a lot of drama, the reinterpretation of the legend about King Arthur and Merlin cannot convince. In: Die Welt.de of March 21, 2013. Retrieved on April 9, 2013.
- ^ TIME Entertainment TV Weekend: Camelot and The Borgias
- ↑ post-gazette.com Tuned In: Famous family dramas debut
- ↑ Camelot. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on May 28, 2014 .
- ↑ DVD-FORUM.at Camelot - the complete series