A Knight's Tale (2001)
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.
Country: United States of America
Directors: Brian Helgeland
Casts: 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)
