A Knight's Tale poster

A Knight's Tale( 2001)

TV-MAAdventureDramaRomanceAction
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He Will Rock You

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Heath Ledger

      William Thatcher

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      Rufus Sewell

      Count Adhemar

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      Shannyn Sossamon

      Jocelyn

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      Paul Bettany

      Geoffrey Chaucer

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      Laura Fraser

      Kate

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      Mark Addy

      Roland

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      Alan Tudyk

      Wat

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      Bérénice Bejo

      Christiana

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      Scott Handy

      Germaine

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      James Purefoy

      Colville

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      Leagh Conwell

      Young William Thatcher

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      Christopher Cazenove

      John Thatcher

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      Steven O'Donnell

      Simon the Summoner

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      Jonathan Slinger

      Peter the Pardoner

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      Nick Brimble

      Sir Ector

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      Karel Dobrý

      Flanders King of Arms

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      Philip Lenkowsky

      Rouen King of Arms

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      Roger Ashton-Griffiths

      Old Bishop

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      Petr Meissel

      Sword Official

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      Matthew Mills

      Colville's Herald

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      Daniel Rous

      Local Earl Lagny

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      Vladimír Kulhavý

      Fence

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      Miroslav Mokos

      French Squire

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      Noel Le Bon

      French Squire

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      Scott Bellefeville

      French Squire

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      David Schneider

      Relic Seller

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      Rudolf Kubík

      Paris Master of Arms

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      David Fisher

      London King of Arms

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      David Sterne

      Retired Knight

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      Alice Connor

      Lone Girl

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      Alice Bendová

      Spy

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      Berwick Kaler

      Man in Stocks

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      Howie Lotker

      Lagny Master at Arms

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      Jan Kuželka

      Smithee

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      Václav Krejčí

      Smithee

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      Jan Nemejovský

      Smithee

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      Jakob Schwarz

      Blackbird Knight (uncredited)

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    A review by Kamurai

    8
    Written by Kamurai on Mon Jul 27 2020
    Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. What a fantastic cast: I honestly don't know if you could have cast it better. Just thinking about Alan Tudyk, Heath Ledger, and Shannyn Sossamon makes me smile. Everyone plays their roles fantasticly, taking their stock characters, and spinning the writing to the 9th degree: the jerks are hate-able jerks and I can't help but love the leads and supporting characters. Part of what makes this movie disctinct is that they forces some modern (for the time) music into it when it very did not belong with medieval England / Europe. There are ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    65000000.00

    Revenue

    117487473.00

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • poetry
    • rivalry
    • sword fight
    • knight
    • tournament
    • duel
    • torture
    • writer
    • impostor
    • church
    • game
    • jousting
    • medieval
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