A Knight's Tale

About A Knight's Tale

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.

A Knight's Tale (2001) is a romance film directed by Brian Helgeland. The film is filed under church, rivalry, sword fight, and game.

Heath Ledger stars as William Thatcher, Rufus Sewell as Count Adhemar, Shannyn Sossamon as Jocelyn, and Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer. At 133 minutes long, it arrived in May 2001.

The screenplay is by Brian Helgeland. Production companies include Black and Blu Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, and Escape Artists. It streams on YouTube TV in the United States.

Prince Valiant, The Man with the Golden Gun, and DragonHeart make useful companions to A Knight's Tale, all filed under duel, jousting, and knight. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 3,528 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.