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Kingdom of Heaven - Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons, Ridley Scott

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Movie propaganda

Kingdom of Heaven is an epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. A stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed king, falls in love with an exotic and forbidden queen, and rises to knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces while striving to keep a fragile peace.

Persons of interest

Orlando Bloom .... Balian of Ibelin
Eva Green .... Sybilla
Liam Neeson .... Godfrey of Ibelin
Jeremy Irons .... Tiberias
Marton Csokas .... Guy de Lusignan
Jouko Ahola .... Odo
Eriq Ebouaney .... Firuz
Jon Finch .... Patriarch of Jerusalem
Michael Fitzgerald .... Humphrey
Brendan Gleeson .... Reynald
Ghassan Massoud .... Saladin
Nasser Memarzia .... Muslim Grandee
Edward Norton .... King Baldwin IV
Alexander Siddig .... Nasir
Velibor Topic .... Almaric
Iain Glen .... Richard Coeur de Lion
William Monahan .... Screenwriter
Ridley Scott .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Kingdom of Heaven official movie site
Kingdom of Heaven production notes
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Awards and film festivals:

Australian Effects and Animation Festival (AEAF) 2005: Nominated: Feature Film VFX
Visual Effects Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture (Wes Sewell, Victoria Alonso, Tom Wood, Gary Brozenich)

Studios and distributors:

20th Century Fox

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Kingdom of Heaven is not Gladiator. Unfortunately. Gladiator is the tale of a man of honour from whom everything is taken and then takes revenge. Kingdom of Heaven is the tale of a man of honour who lost everything and then starts a new life.

Orlando Bloom is a long-haired blacksmith of extraordinary talent who, although of lowly birth, goes on to save everyone from the bad guys with his amazing sword skills. If this sounds like Pirates of the Caribbean: curse of the black pearl then you're right. It does sound like Pirates of the Caribbean: curse of the black pearl, because it is.

In order to enjoy Kingdom of Heaven you have to flip off your Common Sense and let Ridley Scott take you for a ride on his sword and sandals roller coaster of honour, intrigue, action and repressed sexuality. See it for the popcorn value.