Merlin: The Quest Begins

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Merlin: The Quest Begins
Written by	Tom Richards Christopher A. Roosen
Directed by	David Winning
Starring	Jason Connery Deborah Moore Gareth Thomas Graham McTavish
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Damian Lee
Cinematography	Al Anderson
Editor	Chris Gormlie
Running time	89 minutes
Original release
Release	October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)

Merlin: The Quest Begins is a 1998 TV movie created by Eamonn Maguire about a young Merlin (Jason Connery) who must rescue helpless people from the evil King Vidus and his ruthless high counselor.

Cast
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Cast

Jason Connery as Young Merlin
Deborah Moore as Nimue
Gareth Thomas as Blaze
Graham McTavish as Rengal
Paul Curran as Kay
Corey Haim as Wilf

Production

Merlin: The Quest Begins was created by Eamonn Maguire and was filmed in 16 days in September 1997 near Peebles, Scotland.

External links

Merlin: The Quest Begins at IMDb

v t e Films based on Arthurian legends
Medieval Arthur	Adventures of Sir Galahad (serial, 1949) Knights of the Round Table (1953) The Black Knight (1954) Lancelot and Guinevere (1963) Siege of the Saxons (1963) Camelot (1967) Excalibur (1981) First Knight (1995) Arthur and Merlin (2015) King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain Poet	Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) Sword of the Valiant (1984) The Green Knight (2021)
Roman Arthur	King Arthur (2004) The Last Legion (2007)
Foreign adaptations	Lancelot du Lac (1974) Perceval le Gallois (1978) Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021)
Films based on Wagner's Parsifal	Parsifal (1904) The Evil Forest (1951) Parsifal (1982)
Films from Twain's Connecticut Yankee	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921) A Connecticut Yankee (1931) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1988; Soviet Union) A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
Based on the Tristan legend	The Eternal Return (1943) The Woman Next Door (1981) Lovespell (1981) Fire and Sword (1982) In the Shadow of the Raven (1988) Tristan & Isolde (English 2006)
Adaptations of Prince Valiant	Prince Valiant (1954) Prince Valiant (1997)
Parodies and modern adaptations	Knights of the Square Table (1917) King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) Squareheads of the Round Table (1948) Knutzy Knights (1954) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Knightriders (1981) The Fisher King (1991) Seaview Knights (1994) Kids of the Round Table (1995) Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996) The Mighty (1998) Merlin: The Return (2000) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002) Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Animation	Knight-mare Hare (1955) Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) The Sword in the Stone (1963) Willy McBean and His Magic Machine (1965) Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table (1966) Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988) Dragon and Slippers (1989) Merlin and the Dragons (1991) Quest for Camelot (1998) Shrek the Third (2007) Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
TV films	Merlin and the Sword (1985) Guinevere (1994) The Four Diamonds (1995) Merlin: The Quest Begins (1998) A Knight in Camelot (1998) The Excalibur Kid (1999) Young Arthur (2002) Avalon High (2010)

v t e Films directed by David Winning
Storm (1987) Killer Image (1992) Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) Exception to the Rule (1997) Merlin: The Quest Begins (1998) Don't Look Behind You (1999) Something Beneath (2007) Black Swarm (2008) Swamp Devil (2009)

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Merlin: The Quest Begins

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