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6.9William 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.
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
Themes
- london, england
- poetry
- rivalry
- sword fight
- knight
- tournament
- duel
- torture
- writer
- impostor
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
218,004 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brian Helgeland
- Written by
- Brian Helgeland
- Based on
- " The Knight's Tale ", by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Produced by
- Todd Black Brian Helgeland Tim Van Rellim
- Starring
- Heath Ledger Mark Addy Rufus Sewell Paul Bettany Alan Tudyk
- Cinematography
- Richard Greatrex
- Edited by
- Kevin Stitt
- Music by
- Carter Burwell
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures , Escape Artists , Finestkind Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- May 11, 2001 ( 2001-05-11 )
- Running time
- 132 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $65 million
- Box office
- $117.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- social mobility
- Director
- Brian Helgeland
- Screenwriter
- Brian Helgeland
- Cast member
- David Schneider
- Composer
- Carter Burwell
- Producer
- Brian Helgeland
- Production company
- Escape Artists
- Cinematographer
- Richard Greatrex
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Prague
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 706815
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.jp/archive/movie/rockyou
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- publication date
- 2001-11-02
- Commons category
- A Knight's Tale
- title
- A Knight's Tale
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 65000000
- box office
- 117487473
- nominated for
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
- review score
- 59%
- characters
- Edward, the Black Prince
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Encyclopedic overview
A Knight's Tale is a 2001 American medieval action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winning accolades and acquiring friendships with such historical figures as Edward the Black Prince (James Purefoy) and Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany). Its 14th-century story is intentionally anachronistic, with many modern pop culture references and a soundtrack featuring 1970s music. The film takes its name from Chaucer's story "The Knight's Tale", part of The Canterbury Tales, and also draws several plot points from Chaucer's work.
A Knight's Tale was released by Columbia Pictures in the United States on May 11, 2001. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $117.5 million against a budget of $65 million.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “A Knight's Tale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.