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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Brian Helgeland
Writer (WGA):
Brian Helgeland (written by)
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Release Date:
11 May 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars more
Plot:
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
A surprisingly, wonderful hit! more (609 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Heath Ledger ... William

Rufus Sewell ... Count Adhemar

Shannyn Sossamon ... Jocelyn

Paul Bettany ... Chaucer

Laura Fraser ... Kate

Mark Addy ... Roland

Alan Tudyk ... Wat

Bérénice Bejo ... Christiana (as Berenice Bejo)

Scott Handy ... Germaine

James Purefoy ... Colville
Leagh Conwell ... Young William

Christopher Cazenove ... John Thatcher
Steven O'Donnell ... Simon the Summoner (as Steve O'Donnell)
Jonathan Slinger ... Peter the Pardoner

Nick Brimble ... Sir Ector
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue.
Runtime:
132 min | 144 min (extended version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

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Trivia:
Director Brian Helgeland once said in an interview that he had a simple explanation for the use of modern music in the movie. He said that he felt it would show people today what people then felt about their music. When true Renaissance music is used in movies today it fails to convey the emotional response that people back then had to such music. Helgeland used modern music to try to elicit an emotional response in the movie audience akin to what medieval people would have felt when hearing the music of that time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When William is in the stocks and Prince Edward makes himself known, Roland is shown with his head bowed and stick held down. A close up shot then shows Roland with the stick on his shoulder, as if he is ready to strike the Prince. Then, a wide shot is shown, as the Prince is approaching the stocks, Roland is shown in the original, docile position. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
William: Should we help him?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004) more
Soundtrack:
The Boys Are Back In Town more

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91 out of 109 people found the following comment useful.
A surprisingly, wonderful hit!, 15 May 2001
10/10
Author: Sam4226

As soon as I saw the fans singing and clapping to "We Will Rock You" I thought "this is not very realistic". Of course, that was when I had gone in expecting a film like Braveheart or The Patriot, with real historical lessons. A Knight's Tale was nothing like either of those. After you get past the first one or two scenes, everything really grows on you. The humor is, yes, cheesy at times, (the Nike armor) but I still laughed. Chaucer was great, the villain was definitely evil, and the jousting/action scenes were very well done. Put all that together with some other funny sidekicks and a little romance and you've got a pretty good flick. Definitely a must see more than once, and a must buy video/DVD when it's out!

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