A Knight's Tale
William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With the other apprentices, he trains and assumes the title of Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein.
Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Escape Artists, Black and Blu Entertainment, Finestkind
Heath Ledger as Sir William Thatcher / Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland, Rufus Sewell as Count Adhemar of Anjou, Shannyn Sossamon as Lady Jocelyn, Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer, Laura Fraser as Kate, Mark Addy as Roland, Alan Tudyk as Wat, James Purefoy as Edward, the Black Prince of Wales/Sir Thomas Colville, Bérénice Bejo as Christiana, Scott Handy as Germaine, Christopher Cazenove as John Thatcher, Steven O'Donnell as Simon the Summoner, Jonathan Slinger as Peter the Pardoner, Nick Brimble as Sir Ector, Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Old Bishop, David Schneider as Relic Seller