On this day in movie history - The Long Good Friday (1980):

The Long Good Friday,

directed by John Mackenzie,

written by Barrie Keeffe,

was released at the Cannes Film Market in France on May 17, 1980.
Music by Francis Monkman.

Cast:
Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Paul Freeman, Leo Dolan, Kevin McNally, Patti Love, P.H. Moriarty, Derek Thompson, Bryan Marshall, Ruby Head, Charles Cork, Olivier Pierre, Pierce Brosnan, Daragh O'Malley, Dave King, Karl Howman, Brian Hall, Alan Ford, Dave Ould, Paul Kember, Bill Moody, Alan Devlin, Eddie Constantine, Stephen Davies, Bruce Alexander, Nigel Humphreys, Brian Hayes, Georgie Phillips, Mary Sheen, Pauline Melville, Trevor Laird, Paul Barber, Dexter Fletcher, Billy Cornelius, Michael Ryan, Rob Walker, Nick Stringer, Gillian Taylforth, Robert Hamilton, James Ottaway, Roy Alon, Tony Rohr, Tony Clarkin, Tim Condren, George Coulouris, Maxwell Craig, Jim Dowdall, Harry Fielder, Terry Forrestal, Jill Goldston, Peter McNamara, Ralph G. Morse, Terence Plummer, Alan Talbot, Bill Weston.

On this day in movie history - Excalibur (1981):

Excalibur,

directed by John Boorman,

written by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman,

based on the prose The Death of Arthur by Thomas Malory,

was released in the United States on April 10, 1981.
Music by Trevor Jones.

Cast:
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Keith Buckley, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Niall O'Brien, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, Ciarán Hinds, Liam O'Callaghan, Michael Muldoon, Charley Boorman, Gerard Mannix, Garrett Keogh, Emmet Bergin, Barbara Byrne, Brid Brennan, Kay McLaren, Eamon Kelly, Hilary Joyalle, Conor Lambert, Prudence Wright Holmes.