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A Knight's Tale is a 2001 American medieval action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winning accolades and acquiring friendships with such historical figures as Edward the Black Prince (James Purefoy) and Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany). Its 14th-century story is intentionally anachronistic, with many modern pop culture references and a soundtrack featuring 1970s music. The film takes its name from Chaucer's story "The Knight's Tale", part of The Canterbury Tales, and also draws several plot points from Chaucer's work.
- Director
- Brian Helgeland
- Writer
- Brian Helgeland
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- Release date
- 8 March 2001 · Released
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Action · Adventure · Comedy · Romance · Medieval
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Ritter aus Leidenschaft
- Français
- Chevalier
- Italiano
- Il destino di un cavaliere
- 日本語
- ROCK YOU!
- 한국어
- 기사 윌리엄
- Polski
- Obłędny rycerz
- Português
- Coração de Cavaleiro
- Themes
- knight ↗ social mobility ↗
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