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A Knight's Tale (2001)  link to A Knight's Tale on IMDb  

Number: 154

cover A Knight's Tale

IMDb Rating:
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6.9/10 (146.9K votes)

Country: United States, 132 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Czech

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance

Director(s): Brian Helgeland

Storyline:
Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales," as well as the early life of William Marshall (later First Earl of Pembroke), this is the story of William, a young squire with a gift for jousting. After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer. William, lacking a proper pedigree, convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy documents that will pass him off as a knight. With his newly-minted history in hand, the young man sets out to prove himself a worthy knight at the country's jousting competition, and finds romance along the way.

Cast:

Heath Ledger William Thatcher
Rufus Sewell Count Adhemar
Shannyn Sossamon Jocelyn
Paul Bettany Geoffrey Chaucer
Laura Fraser Kate

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Book 4 Page 3

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1