Movie
A Knight's Tale
2001PG-132h 13m6.9 / 10
He will rock you.
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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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.
Cast, crew and production details
About A Knight's Tale
Cast
Heath LedgerWilliam Thatcher
Rufus SewellCount Adhemar
Shannyn SossamonJocelyn
Paul BettanyGeoffrey Chaucer
Laura FraserKate
Mark AddyRoland
Alan TudykWat
Bérénice BejoChristianaCredits
- Directed by
- Brian Helgeland
- Written by
- Brian Helgeland
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $65M
- Box office
- $117.5M
Production
Columbia PicturesUnited States
Escape ArtistsUnited States- Finestkind
- Black and Blu Entertainment
Themes
aftercreditsstingerchurchduelgameimpostorjoustingknightlondon, englandmedievalpoetryrivalrysword fighttorturetournament
