Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
The story
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.
- london
- england
- poetry
- rivalry
- sword fight
- knight
- tournament
- duel
- torture
- writer
- impostor
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Heath Ledger
William Thatcher
Rufus Sewell
Count Adhemar
Shannyn Sossamon
Jocelyn
Paul Bettany
Geoffrey Chaucer
- Laura Fraser — Kate
- Mark Addy — Roland
- Alan Tudyk — Wat
- Bérénice Bejo — Christiana
- Scott Handy — Germaine
- James Purefoy — Colville
- Leagh Conwell — Young William Thatcher
- Christopher Cazenove — John Thatcher
- Steven O'Donnell — Simon the Summoner
- Jonathan Slinger — Peter the Pardoner
- Nick Brimble — Sir Ector
- Directed
- Brian Helgeland
- Written
- Brian Helgeland
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 3,451 ratings
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Finestkind, Black and Blu Entertainment
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