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A Knight's Tale Details

2001 Certificate PG
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In the Middle Ages, before television or professional sports, there's only one form of competition to separate the men from the boys--jousting tournaments. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a poor and humble squire, has always dreamed of proving himself worthy as a knight in a jousting match. When he gets a lucky chance--seeing .. Read more

Starring Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany
Director Brian Helgeland
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance

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A Knight's Tale

In the Middle Ages, before television or professional sports, there's only one form of competition to separate the men from the boys--jousting tournaments. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a poor and humble squire, has always dreamed of proving himself worthy as a knight in a jousting match. When he gets a lucky chance--seeing an opportunity to disguise himself in the identity of a knight--William decides to maintain the illusion for as long as possible. He is aided by his friends Wat (Alan Tudyk), Roland (Mark Addy), and Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany, in a role loosely based on the real storyteller)--a writer with a knack for forging official papers. Under his new title, Sir Ulrich of Liechtenstein, William wins tournaments and receives monetary awards. However, the only way for William to prove himself as truly noble--and win the heart of the beautiful Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon)--is to beat out all of his enemies, including the arrogant and undefeated Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell), in a series of jousts. Writer-director Brian Helgeland creates a unique blend of rousing adventure, comedy, and modern sensibility in A KNIGHT'S TALE, giving a contemporary make-over to the medieval genre with a soundtrack that includes hit songs from Queen, David Bowie, Sly & the Family Stone, and Thin Lizzy.

Starring Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Shannyn Sossamon, Laura Fraser, Christopher Cazenove, James Purefoy, Shannyn Sossam
Director Brian Helgeland
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 7 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 Swords and Sandals Films
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English, Hindi
Released Production year: 2001

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DVD: 25 Feb 2002
Blu-ray: 12 Feb 2007

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