Braveheart (1995)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Mel Gibson

Writer (WGA):

Randall Wallace (written by)

Release Date:

24 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Biography | Drama | War

Tagline:

The courage to face fear

Plot:

William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.

Plot Keywords:

English | Scotland | Fight | 13th Century | Scot

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	William Wallace
James Robinson	...	Young William Wallace
Sean Lawlor	...	Malcolm Wallace
Sandy Nelson	...	John Wallace
James Cosmo	...	Campbell
Sean McGinley	...	MacClannough
Alan Tall	...	Elder Stewart
Andrew Weir	...	Young Hamish Campbell
Gerda Stevenson	...	Mother MacClannough
Ralph Riach	...	Priest #1
Mhairi Calvey	...	Young Murron MacClannough
Brian Cox	...	Argyle Wallace
Patrick McGoohan	...	Longshanks, King Edward I
Peter Hanly	...	Edward, Prince of Wales
Sophie Marceau	...	Princess Isabelle
Stephen Billington	...	Phillip
Barry McGovern	...	King's Advisor
Angus Macfadyen	...	Robert the Bruce
John Kavanagh	...	Craig
Alun Armstrong	...	Mornay
Catherine McCormack	...	Murron MacClannough
Brendan Gleeson	...	Hamish Campbell
Tommy Flanagan	...	Morrison
Julie Austin	...	Mrs. Morrison
Alex Norton	...	Bride's Father
Joanne Bett	...	Toothless Girl
Rupert Vansittart	...	Lord Bottoms
Michael Byrne	...	Smythe
Robert Paterson	...	Priest #2
Malcolm Tierney	...	Magistrate
William Scott-Masson	...	Corporal (as William Masson)
Dean Lopata	...	Madbaker / Flagman
Tam White	...	MacGregor
Donal Gibson	...	Stewart
Jeanne Marine	...	Nicolette, Princess Isabelle's Handmaiden
Martin Dunne	...	Lord Dolecroft
Fred Chiverton	...	The Leper's Caretaker
Ian Bannen	...	The Leper, Robert Bruce Sr.
Jimmy Chisholm	...	Faudron
David O'Hara	...	Stephen, Irish Fighter
John Murtagh	...	Lochlan
David McKay	...	Young Soldier
Peter Mullan	...	Veteran
Martin Murphy	...	Lord Talmadge
Gerard McSorley	...	Cheltham
Bernard Horsfall	...	Balliol
Richard Leaf	...	Governor of York
Daniel Coll	...	York Captain
Niall O'Brien	...	English General
Liam Carney	...	Sean
Bill Murdoch	...	Villager
Phil Kelly	...	Farmer
Martin Dempsey	...	Drinker #1
Jimmy Keogh	...	Drinker #2
Joe Savino	...	Chief Assassin
David Gant	...	Royal Magistrate
Mal Whyte	...	Jailor
Paul Tucker	...	English Commander
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Declan Geraghty	...	Peasant (uncredited)
Greg Jeloudov	...	Warrior #2 (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Lady at Wedding (uncredited)
Jer O'Leary	...	English General (uncredited)
Derek Pykett	...	Warrior (uncredited)

Directed by
Mel Gibson

Writing credits (WGA)
Randall Wallace		(written by)

Produced by
Bruce Davey	....	producer
Mel Gibson	....	producer
Alan Ladd Jr.	....	producer
Dean Lopata	....	associate producer
Stephen McEveety	....	executive producer
Elisabeth Robinson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
John Toll

Film Editing by
Steven Rosenblum

Casting by
Patsy Pollock

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders		(as Tom Sanders)

Art Direction by
Ken Court
Nathan Crowley
Daniel T. Dorrance		(supervising art director) (as Dan Dorrance)
John Lucas
Ned McLoughlin

Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt

Costume Design by
Charles Knode

Makeup Department
Lois Burwell	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gibson
Francesca Crowder	....	hair stylist
Eileen Doyle	....	hair stylist
Anne Dunne	....	hair styles supervisor
Peter Frampton	....	key makeup artist
Jennifer Hegarty	....	crowd makeup supervisor
Amanda Knight	....	makeup artist
Beryl Lerman	....	makeup artist
Sue Love	....	hair stylist: Mr. Gibson
Fernandes Mendes	....	hair stylist: Ms. Marceau
Maire O'Sullivan	....	makeup supervisor
Paul Pattison	....	key hair stylist
Barry Richardson	....	hair stylist
Annie Townsend	....	hair stylist
Kevin Murnane	....	trainee makeup artist (uncredited)
Conor O'Sullivan	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mary Alleguen	....	production manager
Kevin De La Noy	....	unit manager
Ted Morley	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Agnew	....	third assistant director: second unit
Paul Barnes	....	third assistant director: second unit
Matt Earl Beesley	....	second unit director
David Carrigan	....	second assistant director
Paul Gray	....	second assistant director
Kate Hazell	....	second assistant director
Patrick Kinney	....	second assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	first assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	first assistant director: second unit
Trevor Puckle	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mic Rodgers	....	second unit director
Charlotte Somers	....	third assistant director: second unit
David Tomblin	....	first assistant director
Jim Gorman	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Terry Apsey	....	construction manager
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager
Ken Barley	....	head of department plasterer
Eddie Butler	....	sculptor
Graham Caulfield	....	supervising drape
Triona Coen	....	dressing props
Bob Douglas	....	chargehand prop storeman
Belinda Edwards	....	property buyer
Cos Egan	....	propman
Ken Ferguson	....	draughtsman
Mike Fowlie	....	chargehand dressing propman
John Graham	....	chargehand propman
Jimmy Kavanagh	....	drapes
Michael King	....	construction buyer
Clare Langan	....	assistant art director
Owen Murnane	....	master painter
John New	....	assistant construction manager
Ron Newvell	....	head of department rigger
Tony Nicholson Jr.	....	assistant props
Padraig O'Neill	....	assistant art director
Lisa Parker	....	art department coordinator
Mickey Pugh	....	stand-by chargehand props
Gerry Quigley	....	stand-by stagehand
Anna Rackard	....	assistant art director
Brendan Rankin	....	assistant art director
Douglas Regan	....	supervising painter
Darren Reynolds	....	dressing props
Bobby Richardson	....	chargehand painter
Neil Ross	....	production illustrator
Kenneth Stachini	....	head of department stagehand
Adrian Start	....	head of department painter
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
Noel Walsh	....	propman
Jake Wells	....	propman
John Wells	....	dressing props
Terry Wells Jr.	....	propman
Terry Wells	....	property master
Mickey Woolfson	....	stand-by propman
Andrea Cantrell	....	second unit props (uncredited)
Jane Henwood	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Thomas Martin	....	supervising carpenter (uncredited)
Frank Matthews	....	supervising plasterer (uncredited)
Philip Murphy	....	props (uncredited)
Dicken Warner	....	thatcher (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker	....	first assistant sound editor
Gerry Bates	....	boom operator
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor
Beth Bergeron	....	sound effects editor
Stuart Copely	....	sound effects editor (as Stuart Copley)
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound effects editor
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gik)
Sarah Goldsmith	....	sound effects editor (as Sarah Rothenberg Goldsmith)
Tim Grossclose	....	assistant sound editor (as Timothy Groseclose)
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Craig Harris	....	sound effects editor
Robert Heffernan	....	sound effects editor
Philip A. Hess	....	sound effects editor (as Phil Hess)
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Chris Hogan	....	sound effects editor
Nigel Holland	....	sound effects editor
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley supervisor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Lou Kleinman	....	sound effects editor
A. Elizabeth Tobin Kurtz	....	assistant sound editor (as Elizabeth Tobin Kurtz)
Mark R. La Pointe	....	sound effects editor (as Mark LaPointe)
Jeff Largent	....	sound effects editor
Judson Leach	....	assistant sound editor
Peter J. Lehman	....	sound effects editor
Horace Manzanares	....	assistant sound editor
Joseph A. Mayer	....	adr supervisor (as Joe Mayer)
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barry O'Sullivan	....	sound assistant
Joseph Phillips	....	sound effects editor
John Pitt	....	sound maintenance
Jay B. Richardson	....	sound effects editor
Dan M. Rich	....	sound effects editor (as Dan Rich)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Brian Simmons	....	sound mixer
Mary Ruth Smith	....	sound effects editor
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound effects editor
Kim Waugh	....	sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Nick Allder	....	chief special effects
Peter Ch. Arnold	....	special effects senior technician
Robert Bromley	....	special effects senior technician
Steve Crawley	....	special effects senior technician
Gerry Johnston	....	special effects senior technician
Graham Longhurst	....	special effects senior technician
Neil Swan	....	special effects senior technician
Dave Chagouri	....	prop maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tricia Henry Ashford	....	visual effects executive producer (as Tricia Ashford)
Kirk Cadrette	....	digital animator
Marsha Gray Carrington	....	digital animator
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink)
Tim Guyer	....	digital animator
Greg Kimble	....	digital animator
Laurel Klick	....	digital animator
Stuart McAra	....	additional digital compositor
Joel Merritt	....	digital animator
Steven T Puri	....	visual effects producer
Andy Rosen	....	digital animator (as Andrew Rosen)
Janek Sirrs	....	visual effects
Chris Sjoholm	....	digital animator
Amie Slate	....	digital animator
Larry Weiss	....	digital animator
Janet Yale	....	additional digital compositor
Martin Body	....	motion control camera assistant (uncredited)
Stella Bogh	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Noel Donnellon	....	video assist operator: visual effects unit (uncredited)
José Granell	....	model unit supervisor (uncredited)
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC (uncredited)
Brendan Lonergan	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Joe Pavlo	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Linda Renaud	....	I/O manager (uncredited)
Marc Rubone	....	rotoscope and animation (uncredited)
Eric Withee	....	digital film technician: RGA/LA (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Bowes	....	stunts
Stuart Clark	....	stunts
Simon Crane	....	stunt coordinator
David Cronnelly	....	stunts
Gabe Cronnelly	....	stunts
Graeme Crowther	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunts
Jamie Edgell	....	stunts
Terry Forestal	....	stunts (as Terry Forrestal)
Steve Griffin	....	stunts
Luis M. Gutiérrez Santos	....	stunts (as Luis Gutierez Santos)
Paul Heasman	....	stunts
Mark Henson	....	stunts
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt performer
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Tim Lawrence	....	stunts
Phil Lonergan	....	stunts
Sean McCabe	....	stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunts
Peter Pedrero	....	stunts
Gary Powell	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Southworth	....	stunts
Julian Spencer	....	stunts
Tom Struthers	....	stunts
Alan Walsh	....	stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Brace	....	stunts (uncredited)
Helen Caldwell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Marc Cass	....	stunts (uncredited)
Abbi Collins	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Abbi Collins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Cowan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Simon Crane	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steve Crawley	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ricardo Cruz	....	stunt double: horse stunts (uncredited)
Lyndon S. Hellewell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sy Hollands	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jody Kreinbrink	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Bill Little	....	fight coordinator (uncredited)
Bill Little	....	sword fight stunts (uncredited)
Bill Little	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Tom Lucy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tina Maskell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Munt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ray Nicholas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Andreas Petrides	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Powell	....	sword fight coordinator (uncredited)
Mic Rodgers	....	stunt double: Mel Gibson (uncredited)
Kiran Shah	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stuart Stark	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Garret Baldwin	....	electrician
Klemens Becker	....	Steadicam operator
Klemens Becker	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Adam Biddle	....	clapper loader: "a" camera
Alan Butler	....	focus puller
Kenny Byrne	....	focus puller (as Ken Byrne)
John Clothier	....	camera operator: "a" camera
John Clothier	....	director of photography: second unit
Eddie Collins	....	director of photography: second unit
John Conroy	....	clapper loader
Louis Conroy	....	gaffer
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Noel Cullen	....	best boy
Gerard Donnelly	....	electrician
Bill Dowling	....	video assist operator
John Dunne	....	grip
David Durnay	....	electrician
Mark Evans	....	electrician
Shaun Evans	....	clapper loader: "a" camera
Chuck Finch	....	gaffer
Stephen Finch	....	electrician
Jo Gibney	....	clapper loader
Alan Grosch	....	generator operator
Graham Hall	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Bobby Huber	....	key grip
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	focus puller
Philip Kenyon	....	grip
James McGuire	....	electrician
Ray McHugh	....	video assist operator
Billy Merrell	....	best boy
Sascha Mieke	....	Steadicam assistant
Sascha Mieke	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Terry Mulligan	....	grip
John Murphy	....	grip: "a" camera
Philip Murphy	....	grip
Jimmy O'Meara	....	grip
Ricky Pattenden	....	electrician
James Plannette	....	gaffer (as Jim Plannette)
Luke Quigley	....	grip
Robbie Reilly	....	grip
David Rist	....	crane operator
Brian Sheridan	....	electrician
Raymond Stella	....	director of photography: second unit
Anthony Swan	....	electrician
Toby Tyler	....	electrician
Stewart Whelan	....	clapper loader
Steve Brooke Smith	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Donal Caulfield	....	clapper loader (uncredited)
Tim Fleming	....	clapper loader (uncredited)
William Louthe	....	electrician (uncredited)
Vic Purcell	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Malcolm Sheehan	....	dolly grip: "a" camera unit (uncredited)
Simon Werry	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Anne Campbell	....	extras casting coordinator
Leo Davis	....	casting associate
Julia Duff	....	casting associate
Manus Hingerty	....	extras casting coordinator
Jina Jay	....	casting associate
Georgina O'Connor	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Barber	....	costumer
Al Barnett	....	costume assistant
Russell Barnett	....	costumer
Frances Hill	....	costumer
Justine Luxton	....	costume design assistant
Rhona McGuirke	....	wardrobe supervisor
Penny McVitie	....	costumer
Mathilde Sandberg	....	costume painting and dyeing
David Whiteing	....	wardrobe master
Allison Wyldeck	....	wardrobe mistress
Elvis Davis	....	key set costumer (uncredited)
Edwin Francis	....	costume coordinator: Rome (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Victor Du Bois	....	additional film editor (as Victor DuBois)
Paula Greatbatch	....	assistant film editor (as Paula Suhy)
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Sheila MacDowell	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Paul Martinez	....	assistant film editor
Pablo Prietto	....	apprentice film editor
Laura Steiger	....	apprentice film editor
Cynthia E. Thornton	....	first assistant film editor
Paul Topping	....	assistant film editor: location unit
Matthew Tucker	....	assistant film editor: location unit
Ben Yeates	....	assistant film editor: location unit
William Yeh	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Jim Suhy	....	assistant editor: lightworks (uncredited)

Music Department
Christine Cholvin	....	assistant music editor
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
Tony Hinnigan	....	musician: kena/whistle, London Symphony Orchestra (as Tony Hinnegan)
James Horner	....	musician: keyboards
James Horner	....	orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	music mixer
Shawn Murphy	....	music recordist
Eric Rigler	....	london symphony orchestra - uilleann pipes
Mike Taylor	....	london symphony orchestra - bodhran drum & whistle
Ian Underwood	....	london symphony orchestra - synth programming
Dennis Dreith	....	additional orchestrator (uncredited)
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)
Lee Scott	....	music editor (uncredited)
Andrew Silver	....	preview music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Brian Baverstock	....	transportation liaison
Fred Chiverton	....	transportation
Peter Devlin	....	transportation
Gerry Fearon	....	transportation captain
Willie Fonfe	....	transportation coordinator
Bob 'Heart Attack' Lilley	....	transportation
Peter Doyle	....	unit car driver (uncredited)
Andrew Simpson	....	atv operator (uncredited)
Andy Thomson	....	driver: facility/truck (uncredited)
Mark White	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Martin Adams	....	jeweller
Emma Angel	....	production assistant
Simon Atherton	....	armorer
Sean Barrett	....	milliner
Eric Bastin	....	production and display services
Graeme Bird	....	production assistant
Frances Byrne	....	location manager
Marilyn Clarke	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Collen-Smith	....	unit publicist
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer
Dougal Cousins	....	location manager
Daisy Cummins	....	production assistant
Geraldine Daly	....	production assistant
Glenn Delaney	....	production assistant
Paul Delaney	....	cashier
Romek Delmata	....	production assistant
Anna Dolan	....	production assistant
Kathy Ewings	....	assistant accountant
Anne Farnsworth	....	assistant: Mr. Ladd
Sheila Farrell	....	accounting assistant
David Flynn	....	production assistant
Alex Gladstone	....	production assistant
Melanie Gore-Grimes	....	production assistant
Peter D. Graves	....	marketing consultant (as Peter Graves)
Adam Green	....	production assistant
Andrew Hegarty	....	assistant location manager
Claire Higgins	....	production secretary
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Liz Kenny	....	production secretary
Claire Litchfield	....	unit nurse
John McDonnell	....	location manager
Bernie McEnroe	....	payroll
Christian McWilliams	....	assistant location manager
Sarah Millar	....	assistant accountant
Barbara Mulcahy	....	production assistant
Lyndy Noakes	....	assistant accountant
Robert Norett	....	chiropractor (as Dr. Robert Norett)
Gabriel O'Brien	....	set supervisor
Maria O'Connor	....	production assistant
Grania O'Shannon	....	location manager
Kate Pakenham	....	trainee script supervisor
Nick Powell	....	sword master
Tasmia Power	....	production assistant
Clare Scully	....	production secretary
Paul Shersby	....	location manager
Tony Smart	....	horse master
Donna Stewart	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Stuart-Smith	....	shoes
Samantha Thomas	....	assistant to producers
Clodagh Tierney	....	production assistant
Fiona Traynor	....	production coordinator
Robert 'Trenchy Ol' Boy' Trench	....	assistant to producers
Jane Trower	....	assistant accountant
Paul Tucker	....	financial controller
Paul Tucker	....	production controller
Bonnie F. Watkins	....	assistant: Mr. Davey
Geraldine Whelan	....	assistant to producer: irish unit
Julia Wilson Dickson	....	dialect coach (as Julia Wilson Dixon)
Anna Worley	....	additional script supervisor
Chris Silver Finigan	....	post-production accounts (uncredited)
Anthony Furlong	....	production dailies (uncredited)
Dylan Jones	....	armory assistant (uncredited)
Una Kavanagh	....	double (uncredited)
Una Kavanagh	....	lead stand-in (uncredited)
Jody Kreinbrink	....	horse wrangler: second unit (uncredited)
Justin Kreinbrink	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paddy McCarney	....	stand-in: Brendan Gleeson (uncredited)
Steven T Puri	....	producer: main/end titles (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Icon Entertainment International
• Ladd Company, The (as Ladd Company)
• Twentieth Century Fox (presentation)
• B.H. Finance C.V.

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1995) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Italia
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV)
• Nothing's New Video (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• R/Greenberg Associates (West) (digital visual effects and computer genarated imagery) (as R/Greenberg Associates West, Inc. a division of R/GA Digital Studios)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (additional compositing) (as Computer Film Company)
• Peerless Camera Company (motion control system) (as Peerless Camera Co Ltd. London)
• Artem (body effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Angels & Bermans  costumes
• Academy Costumes  costumes
• Royal National Theatre Hire  costumes
• Royal Shakespeare Company  costumes (as Royal Shakespeare Company Costume Hire)
• Farani  costumes
• Tirelli Costumi  costumes (as Tirelli Costumi Roma - Italy)
• GPH Rome  costumes (as G.P.H.)
• Ditta Rancati  costumes (as E. Rancati)
• Soundelux  sound editing
• Rogers & Cowan  publicity
• Corbett & Keene  production publicity
• First Unit Caterers  catering
• Fitzers Catering  catering (as Fitzers)
• R/Greenberg Associates (West)  titles
• Sinclair, Tenenbaum & Olesiuk  legal services
• City National Bank  banking services
• The Daiwa Bank Ltd.  banking services
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty provided through
• Icon Records  soundtrack album on (as Icon/London Records CDs and Cassettes)
• London Records  soundtrack album on (as Icon/London Records CDs and Cassettes)
• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  orchestra
• Choir of Westminster Abbey  chorus (as Choristers of Westminster Abbey)
• Abbey Road Studios  recorded and mixed (as EMI Abbey Road, London)
• De Lane Lea  adr recording
• Todd-AO Studios  sound facilities
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• British Airways  thanks
• MBA Costumes  thanks (as M.B.A. Costumes)
• Roots of Canada  thanks (as Roots Canada)

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal medieval warfare.

Runtime:

177 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Latin | Scottish Gaelic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:16 | France:U (with warning) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Canada:18A (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R (certificate #33700) | Greece:K-13 | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Aonach Eagach, Highland, Scotland, UK

Company:

Icon Entertainment International

Trivia:

Its Oscar win was the only award it won for "Best Picture" (no other award or critic group named it the best film of the year).

Goofs:

Continuity: During the battle of Stirling, you can clearly see that the stuntman (playing the English negotiating officer) that Wallace beheads after cutting down him from his horse changes in different shots before as he approaches on horseback.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes. The king of Scotland had died without a son, and the king of England, a cruel pagan known as Edward the Longshanks...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Angel: Hero (#1.9)" (1999)

Somewhere between "Bravo" and "Whoa."

I saw this film for the first time on cable, and, fortunately, it was an "uncut" version. I was greatly impacted, but, as bad luck would have it, I would not see it again for two years.

Mel Gibson is an accomplished actor, with films like "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" under his belt. "Ransom" showed he was more than just a quirky role actor, but it was "Braveheart" that proved to everyone that he was a great actor... and director.

What he has envisioned and ensnared on camera is one of the great cinematic achievements of all time, and at an awkward time, too. Looking back at previous years at the Oscars, and you have "Schindler's List," "Dances with Wolves," and "Unforgiven." Looking ahead, you have "Titanic," "Shakespeare in Love," and "Gladiator." These are all period pieces. Right smack dab in the middle is "Braveheart." It is the most simple of the films above, yet it is arguably the best. None will argue its impact is greater than "Schindler's List" nor its power greater than "Unforgiven," but what it has, more than any of those other films, is heart. Much like his "Passion of the Christ," Mel Gibson brings a passion to this film, and that is what sustains it.

Mel Gibson plays William Wallace, a well-educated Scottish peasant who is determined to lead a peaceful life. Well, if you've seen the poster for this film, you probably already know that he doesn't succeed. When a law is put into place that says English noblemen have first right to lay with Scottish brides, Wallace marries in secret. But, when it is found out, a local noble attempts to take Murron, Wallace's wife, she resists, leading to a gruesome execution. With little choice, Wallace opts for vengeance, and thus begins the journey of Scotland's greatest warrior.

This is a wonderfully acted, directed, photographed, and designed film with great performances, particularly from a breathtakingly beautiful Sophie Marceau, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.