Movie
A Knight's Tale
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-05-11
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Finestkind, Black and Blu Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Alan Tudyk as Wat
- Bérénice Bejo as Christiana
- Scott Handy as Germaine
- James Purefoy as Colville
- Leagh Conwell as Young William Thatcher
- Christopher Cazenove as John Thatcher
Crew
- Brian Helgeland - Director
- Brian Helgeland - Writer
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