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A Knight's Tale
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
2001 · Directed by Brian Helgeland · 133 min · Adventure · Drama · Romance · Action · 10 frames
Tagline
He will rock you.
Crew
- Written by: Brian Helgeland
- Cinematography: Richard Greatrex
- Edited by: Kevin Stitt
- Music: Carter Burwell
- Production design: Tony Burrough
- Produced by: Todd Black, Tim Van Rellim, Brian Helgeland
Cast
- Heath Ledger as William Thatcher
- Rufus Sewell as Count Adhemar
- Shannyn Sossamon as Jocelyn
- Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer
- Laura Fraser as Kate
- Mark Addy as Roland
- Alan Tudyk as Wat
- Bérénice Bejo as Christiana
- Scott Handy as Germaine
- James Purefoy as Colville
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Finestkind, Black and Blu Entertainment
- Budget: $65,000,000
- Box office: $117,487,473
- Themes: london, england, poetry, rivalry, sword fight, knight, tournament, duel, torture, writer, impostor
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