In the late 13th century, William Wallace returns to Scotland after living away from his homeland for many years. The king of Scotland has died without an heir and the king of England, a ruthless pagan known as Edward the Longshanks, has seized the throne. Wallace becomes the leader of a ramshackle yet courageous army .. Read more
| Starring | Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack |
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| Director | Mel Gibson |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
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Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is convinced his hit 1995 movie Braveheart paved the way for devolution in Scotland - insisting the movie helped bring about political change. The U.K. government handed autonomy to the country in 1998, forming the Scottish Parliament and allowing the Scots to handle their own affairs on matters including education, environment and healthcare. Gibson is adamant Braveheart, which was released two years before a referendum in the country on the subject of devolution,... Read more
Mel Gibson showed the world his 28-year marriage is over by defiantly stepping onto the red carpet with his Russian lover on Tuesday (28Apr09). In their first public appearance, the Braveheart star walked hand-in-hand with brunette beauty Oksana Grigorieva at the Los Angeles premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The pair was spotted smiling and laughing with one another, with Grigorieva leaning in to whisper into Gibson's ear before they headed into Grauman's Chinese Theatre holding hands.... Read more
Brad Pitt poked fun at fellow movie star Mel Gibson at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night (30May09) - by referencing the Braveheart star's 2006 drink driving arrest during his Hall of Fame induction speech. Gibson opened the show at Sony Studios by riding onstage on horseback, wearing a Viking helmet, to present Pitt, Edward Norton and director David Fincher with the Discretionary Guy Movie Hall of Fame Award for their work on cult film Fight Club. But Pitt,... Read more
Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has cleared up rumours he used a derogatory term to refer to a female police officer during his 2006 arrest for driving under the influence (DUI) - insisting he never muttered the offensive phrase. The Braveheart star hit the headlines in July that year for making anti-Semitic remarks to Jewish cop James Mee after he was pulled over in Malibu, California for being intoxicated behind the wheel. Gibson issued an apology for his comments immediately after the incident - Read more
Mel Gibson is to return to acting by taking his first leading role in six years, it has been reported. The Guardian says the actor and director, whose credits include the Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart and Chicken Run, has signed up to play a detective in the big-screen adaptation of Edge Of Darkness. It will be his first starring role since he appeared in M Night Shyamalan's Signs and, perhaps more importantly, his 2006 arrest for drink-driving in California when he reportedly shouted a " Read more
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