A Knight's Tale (2001)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Brian Helgeland

Writer (WGA):

Brian Helgeland (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars

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.

Plot Keywords:

Knight | Tournament | Chaucer | Jousting | Peasant

Awards:

4 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Chevalier (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Coração de Cavaleiro (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Corazón de caballero (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Destino de caballero (Spain) [es]
En riddares historia (Sweden) [sv]
Il destino di un cavaliere (Italy) [it]
Lovagregény (Hungary) [hu]
O thrylos enos ippoti (Greece) [el]
Obledny rycerz (Poland) [pl]
Ritarin tarina (Finland) [fi]
Ritter aus Leidenschaft (Germany) [de]
Rock You! (Japan: English title) [en]
Sövalye (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue.

Runtime:

132 min | 144 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:Unrated (extended version) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37532) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Black and Blu Entertainment

Trivia:

Some of the extras were homeless people from Prague.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: William's horse changes several times during the jousting montages. This is because every time he unseated a knight, he won that knight's horse. It's not unheard of for knights to use several different horses in one tournament.

Quotes:

[first lines]
William: Should we help him?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Danika (2006)

Soundtrack:

Further On Up the Road

If you want to watch a serious film, don't watch this!

Totally unbelievable.

Chronologically, historically and geographically incorrect.

Full of innumerable inaccuracies and made up of a cast who talk as though they are not from the same continent, let alone the same country! What more can I say?

I tell you what I can say, I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! I laughed from beginning to end and was enraptured by the sense of friendship that these people displayed.

I only wish we could all be like them!

I loved it.