A Knight's Tale
11/05/2001
2h 13m

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.
Cast


Heath Ledger
William Thatcher


Rufus Sewell
Count Adhemar


Shannyn Sossamon
Jocelyn


Paul Bettany
Geoffrey Chaucer


Laura Fraser
Kate


Mark Addy
Roland


Alan Tudyk
Wat


Bérénice Bejo
Christiana


Scott Handy
Germaine


James Purefoy
Colville
Leagh Conwell
Young William Thatcher


Christopher Cazenove
John Thatcher


Steven O'Donnell
Simon the Summoner


Jonathan Slinger
Peter the Pardoner


Nick Brimble
Sir Ector


Karel Dobrý
Flanders King of Arms


Philip Lenkowsky
Rouen King of Arms


Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Old Bishop


Petr Meissel
Sword Official
Matthew Mills
Colville's Herald


Daniel Rous
Local Earl Lagny
Vladimír Kulhavý
Fence
Miroslav Mokos
French Squire
Noel Le Bon
French Squire
Scott Bellefeville
French Squire


David Schneider
Relic Seller


Rudolf Kubík
Paris Master of Arms
David Fisher
London King of Arms


David Sterne
Retired Knight
Alice Connor
Lone Girl


Alice Bendová
Spy


Berwick Kaler
Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker
Lagny Master at Arms


Jan Kuželka
Smithee


Václav Krejčí
Smithee


Jan Nemejovský
Smithee
Jakob Schwarz
Blackbird Knight (uncredited)
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