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A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

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A Knight's Tale

"He will rock you."

2001

2h 13m

6.9(3426 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Action

Overview

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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Columbia Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Written by: Brian Helgeland
Produced by: Todd Black
Tim Van Rellim

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