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Director:

Mel Gibson

Writer (WGA):

Randall Wallace (written by)

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Release Date:

24 May 1995 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Biography | Drama | War more

Tagline:

The courage to face fear more

Plot:

William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations more

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(166 articles)

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Mel Gibson was too short to play James Bond
 (From The Hollywood News. 10 November 2009, 2:40 AM, PST)

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Wallace's courage is inspiring more (887 total)


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Also Known As:

Corazón valiente (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Смело сърце (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
уПЮАПНЕ яЕПДЖЕ (Russia) [ru]
Braveheart (Germany) [de]
Braveheart (Spain) [es]
Braveheart (Greece) [el]
Braveheart (France) [fr]
Braveheart - Cuore impavido (Italy) [it]
Braveheart - Waleczne serce (Poland) [pl]
Braveheart - taipumaton (Finland) [fi]
Cesur yürek (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Coeur vaillant (Canada: French title) [fr]
Coração Valente (Brazil) [pt]
Hrabro srce (Serbia) [sr]
Hrabro srce (Croatia) [hr]
Inima neînfricata (Romania) [ro]
Lev Amitz (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
O Desafio do Guerreiro (Portugal) [pt]
Pogumno srce (Slovenia) [sl]
Rettenthetetlen (Hungary) [hu]
Statecné srdce (Czech Republic) [cs]
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MPAA:

Rated R for brutal medieval warfare.

Runtime:

177 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital


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Trivia:

Blue body paint for battles had stopped being used around the end of the Roman era - roughly 800 years before the events of the film. more

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The landscape in the opening credits and early scenes is the Western Highlands (specifically Glen Nevis) which look utterly unlike the Western Lowlands where Wallace grew up. Wallace never visited the Western Highlands. more

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[first lines]
Narrator: I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes. The king of Scotland had died without a son, and the king of England, a cruel pagan known as Edward the Longshanks...
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Referenced in Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004) more


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28 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
Wallace's courage is inspiring, 27 November 2005
9/10
Author: Jakethemuss from United Kingdom

This epic tale of patriotism, love and conflict opens with a birds eye view which takes you through mist and air out onto an open loch with scenic mountains in the background. This is accompanied by stirring bagpipe music, and shortly by the start of a narrative by Robert the Bruce.

After a short introduction of a young William Wallace, involving his fathers death and his first step into warrior-hood, we are taken to present day England where Edward Longshank's tight rule over Scotland is getting increasingly harsh. Enter a fully grown Wallace (a rugged long-haired Gibson) who is back to start a family and a new life. He soon meets Muran, a girl who he remembered from way back. He and Muran fall in love and shortly get a private nighttime marriage, as a public one would result in the 'Prima Nocte' rule being enforced.

Unfortunately, one of the English soldiers controlling their village confronts a scared Muran and forces her into a quiet spot. William leaps to Muran's rescue and all hell ensues. The commanding officer executes Muran promptly for assault on one of the King's men as she bit him whilst defending herself. She was supposed to meet William at a secret spot after she was rescued but was knocked off the horse.

William returns to the village on horseback to give himself in, but he has other plans. The uprising that ensues is one of the most pulse racing and exciting fights that has ever graced the silver screen IMO. This is the spark that starts off the Scottish revolution for freedom. Soon, other clans join Wallace, then whole towns stand by him. He soon finds himself on the fields of Stirling for a real showdown. I thought I'd give you the first hour in a nutshell, the rest of the movie revolves around Wallace, Longshanks and the Queen of France as they all fight for their own cause.

The battle scenes are ground breaking and upfront, the senses of comradeship, love, patriotism and courage all take a stand throughout the film. The music adds further to the epic, be it sad and haunting tunes, or strong and stirring bagpipe anthems. Wallace is portrayed as a beacon of strength and power, not to mention a much honoured leader. Sometimes Gibson takes his character a little too far, but the title Braveheart is one that is implied to Wallace's qualities. The films dramatic and moving ending is a good finish to a superb and powerful film.

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