More familiar for television roles, who played King Edward the First in the film “Braveheart”?
Braveheart Braveheart Braveheart is a 1995 American epic war film directed by Mel Gibson. The film is fictionally based on the struggle of William Wallace, played by Gibson, a late 13th-century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's epic poem "The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace" and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace. Development on the film initially started at Metro Goldwyn
Braveheart have been more historically inaccurate, even if a "Plasticine dog" had been inserted in the film and the title changed to ""William Wallace and Gromit"". In the DVD audio commentary of "Braveheart", Mel Gibson acknowledges many of the historical inaccuracies but defends his choices as director, noting that the way events were portrayed in the film was much more "cinematically compelling" than the historical fact or conventional mythos. Edward Longshanks, King of England, is shown invoking "Jus primae noctis", allowing the Lord of a medieval estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters on their wedding nights. Critical