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A Knight's Tale 2001 Directed by Brian Helgeland

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $65,000,000
Revenue $117,487,473
Release Date 11 May 2001
133 mins
Cast
Heath Ledger William Thatcher
Rufus Sewell Count Adhemar
Paul Bettany Geoffrey Chaucer
Mark Addy Roland
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
Karel Dobrý Flanders King of Arms
Philip Lenkowsky Rouen King of Arms
Petr Meissel Sword Official
Matthew Mills Colville's Herald
Daniel Rous Local Earl Lagny
Miroslav Mokos French Squire
Noel Le Bon French Squire
Scott Bellefeville French Squire
David Schneider Relic Seller
Rudolf Kubík Paris Master of Arms
David Fisher London King of Arms
David Sterne Retired Knight
Alice Connor Lone Girl
Berwick Kaler Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker Lagny Master at Arms
Jan Kuželka Smithee
Jakob Schwarz Blackbird Knight (uncredited)