A Knight’s Tale

Theatrical - Wide 2001-05-11

Cast Heath Ledger Rufus Sewell Shannyn Sossamon Paul Bettany Laura Fraser
Directed by Brian Helgeland

Box Office Gross: $117,487,473

Running Time: 133 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Finestkind, Black and Blu Entertainment

Genres: Action Adventure Drama Romance

JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

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.

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A Knight’s Tale

Posted 25 years ago

Review Date: Director: Brian Helgeland Writer: Brian Helgeland Producers: Brian Helgeland, Todd Black, Tim Van Rellim Actors: Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, Rufus Sewell as Count Adhemar, Shannyn Sossamon as Jocelyn Plot: The general who became a slave…the slave who...

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Battlestar Galactica’s Ron Moore wants to bring A Knight’s Tale to the small screen

Posted 14 years ago

I don’t know how many people will be with me on this one, but I loved 2001’s A KNIGHT’S TALE. It boasted a great cast including Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk and Laura...