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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   43,671 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brian Helgeland (written by)
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Release Date:
11 May 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars more
Plot:
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Entertaining more (610 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Heath Ledger ... William

Rufus Sewell ... Count Adhemar

Shannyn Sossamon ... Jocelyn

Paul Bettany ... Chaucer

Laura Fraser ... Kate

Mark Addy ... Roland

Alan Tudyk ... Wat

Bérénice Bejo ... Christiana (as Berenice Bejo)

Scott Handy ... Germaine

James Purefoy ... Colville
Leagh Conwell ... Young William

Christopher Cazenove ... John Thatcher
Steven O'Donnell ... Simon the Summoner (as Steve O'Donnell)
Jonathan Slinger ... Peter the Pardoner

Nick Brimble ... Sir Ector
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue.
Runtime:
132 min | 144 min (extended version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The actor playing the younger version of William has different colored eyes but Brian Helgeland didn't feel it would be fair to make the young actor wear contact lenses. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the final shot, when Jocelyn embraces William, the back of her dress is seen. The overlap portion of a center back zipper is clearly visible. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
William: Should we help him?
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Soundtrack:
You Shook Me All Night Long more

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115 out of 134 people found the following comment useful.
Entertaining, 3 February 2005
9/10
Author: Daniel Kahn from Canada

This comment is to counter those who have issue with modern rock and other time problems being in this movie. This movie was designed to entertain. It was NOT a historical piece and nowhere does it claim to be one. This is the story of a boy who aspires to be more than what society set out for him. The movie uses odd references to history's great figures and humor to bring its story across to the viewer. So I say that, for those of you who cannot enjoy a piece of entertainment due to its well placed use of anachronisms, I strongly suggest you stay away from any of Shakespeare's works. (Not to say that this movie was on level with Shakespeare...) The makers of "A Knight's Tale" set out to entertain, and did so dutifully.

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