The Mists of Avalon (miniseries)

The Mists of Avalon
The Mists of Avalon DVD cover
GenreFantasy
Based onThe Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Screenplay byGavin Scott
Story byMarion Zimmer Bradley
Directed byUli Edel
StarringAnjelica Huston
Julianna Margulies
Joan Allen
Samantha Mathis
Edward Atterton
Michael Vartan
Theme music composerLee Holdridge
Production
ProducersGideon Amir
Bernd Eichinger
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
EditorsMichael H. Friedlander
Benjamin A. Weissman
Running time183 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJuly 15 (2001-07-15) 
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16)

The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same title by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The series, produced by American cable channel TNT, adapted by Gavin Scott, and directed by Uli Edel, retells the Arthurian legend from the perspectives of Morgan le Fay and other women in the tale. The first episode was the highest-rated original film on basic cable in the summer of 2001.