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A knight's tale - Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Brian Helgeland

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A knight's tale is the rousing story of lowborn William Thatcher's (Heath Ledger) quest to change his stars, win the heart of Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon), an exceedingly fair maiden, and rock his medieval world.

A knight's tale finds William facing the ultimate test of medieval gallantry - tournament jousting - and trying to discover if he is the stuff of which legends are made.

Follow this fearless Squire and his band of medieval misfits - soft-hearted Roland (Mark Addy), hot-headed Wat (Alan Tudyk), Kate The Blacksmith (Laura Fraser) and an unknown writer named Geoff Chaucer (Paul Bettany) - as they careen their way toward impossible glory in a story that's part romance, part road trip and part exuberant swashbuckler.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film adventure medieval knight joust romance comedy

Persons of interest

Heath Ledger .... William Thatcher
Leagh Conwell .... Young William
Shannyn Sossamon .... Jocelyn
Rufus Sewell .... Count Adhemar
Mark Addy .... Roland
Alan Tudyk .... Wat
Laura Fraser .... Kate
Paul Bettany .... Geoff Chaucer
Roger Ashton-Griffiths .... Bishop of Rouen
Bérénice Bejo
Nick Brimble .... Sir Ector
Scott Handy .... Germaine
James Purefoy .... Colville
Chris Cazenove .... John Thatcher
Steve O'Donnell .... Simon the Summoner
Jonathan Slinger .... Peter the Pardoner
Brian Helgeland .... Screenwriter
Brian Helgeland .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

A knight's tale official movie site
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See also Black knight
Studios and distributors:

Sony Pictures Releasing

Intelligence analyst

Secret Agent Acid Thunder

Theatrical report

Heath Ledger will knock you off your seat. From Squire to Knight to criminal to Knight again, A knight's tale is guaranteed to make you laugh. With Robbie Williams' We are the champions music video and the opening We will rock you scene you have to wonder if it's more comedy than action romance but it's definitely worth the money you pay to see it.

I really like the bit where Heath switches between an American accent, an Australian accent and an English accent without realising it. Especially since almost everyone else is speaking with a pommie accent. I also liked the double meeting between William and the Count. Cheats never prosper.

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Ye olde popcorne.

A knight's tale is a vehicle for Heath ledger to cement his niche in the 12-25 demographic for girls and gay guys (and their straight boyfriends who can dream about being him rather than having him); that smouldering poster is a definite sign of a chick flick, not an action extravaganza. Not that A knight's tale is without its action bits, it's just that they're there for show, kind of like the crash scenes in Driven.

You'll also get to hear why the makers of The patriot let Heath go with his native Australian accent: he can't hold anything else for more than a few seconds. Brian should've spotted this and done the same thing. Oh well, no-one is going to see A knight's tale on the strength of Heath's acting ability. It's entertainment fluff for the whole family with very obvious good guys, bad guys and a veritable platoon of comedy sidekicks. Party on, dudes.