Merlin TV

Merlin is a made-for-TV movie that originally aired on the Hallmark Channel. The film is about the life of a Arthurian wizard, Merlin, who must struggle against the very forces that gave him life just to survive.

Fast Facts

1. Network: Hallmark Channel
2. First aired: April 26, 1998
3. Directed by: Steve Barron
4. Produced by: Dyson Lovell, Robert Halmi Sr.
5. Written by: Edward Khmara, David Stevens, Peter Barnes
6. Tagline: The most magical adventure of all time

Cast Information

• Sam Neill as Merlin
• John Gielgud as Constant
• Rutger Hauer as Vortigern
• Helena Bonham Carter as Morgan le Fay
• Isabella Rossellini as Nimue
• Lena Headey as Guinevere
• Martin Short as Frik
• Nicholas Clay as Lord Leo

Quotes

"You are so cold! If I would punch you in the heart I'd break my fist." —Ambrosia¹

"I was his tutor. I didn't teach him magic. I taught him ethics and morals. It is much more difficult, believe me." —Merlin¹

"They say that when you're unhappy, time crawls by. When you're happy, however... my childhood must have been very happy." —Merlin¹

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