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A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale
★ 6.9/10•2001•2h 13m•PG-13•Adventure•Drama•Romance

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.

Brian Helgeland · Director

Brian Helgeland · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 13m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 11, 2001
Budget$65,000,000
Revenue$117,487,473

Actors

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

William Thatcher

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Count Adhemar

Shannyn Sossamon

Shannyn Sossamon

Jocelyn

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Geoffrey Chaucer

Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser

Kate

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Roland

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Wat

Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo

Christiana

Scott Handy

Scott Handy

Germaine

James Purefoy

James Purefoy

Colville

Leagh Conwell

Young William Thatcher

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

John Thatcher

Steven O'Donnell

Steven O'Donnell

Simon the Summoner

Jonathan Slinger

Jonathan Slinger

Peter the Pardoner

Nick Brimble

Nick Brimble

Sir Ector

Karel Dobrý

Karel Dobrý

Flanders King of Arms

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