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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Heath Ledger | William Thatcher |
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Rufus Sewell | Count Adhemar |
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Shannyn Sossamon | Jocelyn |
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Paul Bettany | Geoffrey Chaucer |
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Laura Fraser | Kate |
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Mark Addy | Roland |
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Alan Tudyk | Wat |
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Bérénice Bejo | Christiana |
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Scott Handy | Germaine |
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James Purefoy | Colville |
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Leagh Conwell | Young William Thatcher |
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Christopher Cazenove | John Thatcher |
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Steven O'Donnell | Simon the Summoner |
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Jonathan Slinger | Peter the Pardoner |
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Nick Brimble | Sir Ector |
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Karel Dobry | Flanders King of Arms |
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Philip Lenkowsky | Rouen King of Arms |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Old Bishop |
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Petr Meissel | Sword Official |
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Matthew Mills | Colville's Herald |
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Daniel Rous | Local Earl Lagny |
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Vladimir Kulhavy | Fence |
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Miroslav Mokos | French Squire |
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Noel le Bon | French Squire |
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Scott Bellefeville | French Squire |
Director | Brian Helgeland |
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Writer | Brian Helgeland | |
Producer | Todd Black, Brian Helgeland, Tim Van Rellim | |
Musician | Carter Burwell | |
Photography | Richard Greatrex |