A Knight's Tale
2001William 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.
Acted in
Heath Ledger
as William Thatcher
Rufus Sewell
as Count Adhemar
Shannyn Sossamon
as Jocelyn
Paul Bettany
as Geoffrey Chaucer
Laura Fraser
as Kate
Mark Addy
as Roland
Alan Tudyk
as Wat
Bérénice Bejo
as Christiana
Scott Handy
as Germaine
James Purefoy
as Colville
Leagh Conwell
as Young William Thatcher
Christopher Cazenove
as John Thatcher
Steven O'Donnell
as Simon the Summoner
Jonathan Slinger
as Peter the Pardoner
Nick Brimble
as Sir Ector
Karel Dobrý
as Flanders King of Arms
Philip Lenkowsky
as Rouen King of Arms
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Old Bishop
Petr Meissel
as Sword Official
Matthew Mills
as Colville's Herald
Daniel Rous
as Local Earl Lagny
Vladimír Kulhavý
as Fence
Miroslav Mokos
as French Squire
Noel Le Bon
as French Squire
Scott Bellefeville
as French Squire
David Schneider
as Relic Seller
Rudolf Kubík
as Paris Master of Arms
David Fisher
as London King of Arms
David Sterne
as Retired Knight
Alice Connor
as Lone Girl
Alice Bendová
as Spy
Berwick Kaler
as Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker
as Lagny Master at Arms
Jan Kuželka
as Smithee
Václav Krejčí
as Smithee
Jan Nemejovský
as Smithee
Jakob Schwarz
as Blackbird Knight (uncredited)