The Mists of Avalon (miniseries)
| The Mists of Avalon | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Based on | The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Screenplay by | Gavin Scott |
| Story by | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Directed by | Uli Edel |
| Starring | Anjelica Huston Julianna Margulies Joan Allen Samantha Mathis Edward Atterton Michael Vartan |
| Theme music composer | Lee Holdridge |
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| Producers | Gideon Amir Bernd Eichinger |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Editors | Michael H. Friedlander Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Running time | 183 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | July 15 – July 16, 2001 |
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.