A Knight's Tale (2001)

Regisseur:

Brian Helgeland

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Brian Helgeland (written by)

Premierendatum:

11. Mai 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars

Plot:

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

Plot Keywords:

Surprise After End Credits | Blacksmith | Anachronistic | Beautiful Woman | Sword Fight

Filmpreise:

4 wins & 10 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

More accurate than you might think

Besetzung

Heath Ledger	...	Sir William Thatcher / Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland
Rufus Sewell	...	Count Adhemar of Anjou
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Lady Jocelyn
Paul Bettany	...	Geoffrey Chaucer
Laura Fraser	...	Kate the Farrier
Mark Addy	...	Roland
Alan Tudyk	...	Wat Falhurst
Bérénice Bejo	...	Christiana
Scott Handy	...	Germaine
James Purefoy	...	Sir Thomas Colville / Edward, the Black Prince of Wales
Leagh Conwell	...	Young William Thacher
Christopher Cazenove	...	John Thatcher
Steve O'Donnell	...	Simon, the Summoner of Rouen
Jonathan Slinger	...	Peter, the Pardoner of Rouen
Nick Brimble	...	Sir Ector
Karel Dobry	...	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
Vladimir Kulhavy	...	Fence
Miroslav Mokos	...	French Squire
Noel le Bon	...	French Squire (as Noel Le Bon)
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 in Cheapside
Alice Veselá	...	Spy
Berwick Kaler	...	Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker	...	Lagny Master of Arms
Jan Kuzelka	...	Smithee
Václav Krejcí	...	Smithee
Jan Nemejovsky	...	Smithee
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Jakob Schwarz	...	Blackbird Knight (uncredited)
Olivia Williams	...	Phillipa Chaucer (DVD outtakes) (uncredited)

Regie
Brian Helgeland

Buch (WGA)
Brian Helgeland		(written by)

Produktion
Todd Black	....	producer
Brian Helgeland	....	producer
Tim Van Rellim	....	producer

Originalmusik
Carter Burwell

Kamera
Richard Greatrex

Schnitt
Kevin Stitt

Casting
Jessica Horáthová
Francine Maisler
Gilly Poole

Szenenbild
Tony Burrough

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Grant Armstrong
John Hill

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Dominic Smithers
Jiri Zucek

Kostüme
Caroline Harris

Maske/Frisuren
Fae Hammond	....	makeup supervisor
Julianna Mendes-Ebden	....	makeup artist
Pebbles	....	key hair stylist
Pebbles	....	key makeup artist
Milan Vlcek	....	makeup artist
Eva Vytlelová	....	makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Joseph Boyle	....	production manager: second unit
Petr Moravec	....	production supervisor
Ondrej Slama	....	unit production manager
Daria Spackova	....	unit production manager: second unit
Petr Splichal	....	unit manager
Gerry Toomey	....	unit production manager

Regieassistenten
William Booker	....	second assistant director
David Carrigan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Petr Drozda	....	second second assistant director
Allan Graf	....	second unit director
Olda Mach	....	first assistant director: second unit
Petr Nemecek	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jeremy Oakley	....	second second assistant director
Jez Oakley	....	assistant director
Jirí Ostry	....	first assistant director
Frantisek Rezek	....	second assistant director
Guy Travers	....	first assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Corina Burrough	....	production buyer
Noel Cowell	....	property master
Tomas Hais	....	set dresser
Pavel Hemmy	....	property master
Klara Holubova	....	assistant property master
Mark Kebby	....	set designer
Tomas Lehovec	....	stand-by props
Dan Michl	....	props
Stefan Mily	....	set dresser
Sam Stokes	....	stand-by art director
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
Pavel Tatar	....	draftsman
Jan Vohlídal	....	set designer
Václav Vohlídal	....	set designer

Ton Stab
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Keith Bilderbeck	....	sound effects editor
Lane Burch	....	foley mixer
Tomas Cervenka	....	boom operator
Linda Di Franco	....	foley editor
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Devon Heffley Curry	....	adr editor (as Devon Curry)
Mark Holding	....	production sound mixer
Drake Jenevein	....	assistant sound editor
Brian W. Jennings	....	assistant sound editor
Jon Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Brad Kanfer	....	apprentice sound editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	adr editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	sound effects editor
Sean Landeros	....	sound recordist
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects designer
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects editor
Miguel Rivera	....	foley editor
Jan Skala	....	cable person
Bruce Stubblefield	....	adr supervisor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Tracy Bolt	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
William Jacobs	....	foley supervisor (uncredited)
Howard London	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
Terry Glass	....	special effects coordinator
Dana H. Suddath	....	special effects coordinator
Jirí Vater	....	special effects technician
Paul Whybrow	....	special effects supervisor: second unit
Mark Meddings	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Marilyn Anderson	....	technical assistant manager
Nicholas Atkinson	....	visual effects editor
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Philip Borg	....	digital artist
Dawn Bowery	....	digital compositor
Tim Burke	....	visual effects supervisor
Angus Cameron	....	digital effects supervisor: Millfilm, Shepperton
Virginie Degorgue	....	model maker
Rob Delicata	....	producer: model unit
Dave Early	....	digital matte painter (as David Early)
Paul Edwards	....	visual effects producer: Mill Film
Lillan Gahlin	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
José Granell	....	model unit supervisor
Charley Henley	....	digital artist
Adam Howarth	....	model construction manager
Antony Hunt	....	visual effects executive producer: Mill Film
Michael Illingworth	....	digital compositor
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Paul Oakley	....	technical assistant
Simon Payne	....	digital artist
Chris Shaw	....	motion control CGI interface
Nigel Stone	....	director of photography: model unit
Kitty Veevers	....	digital compositor
Damien Cheetham	....	post production engineer: Mill Film (uncredited)
Joey Harris	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Craig Rowe	....	technical assistant: MillFilm (uncredited)

Stunts
Patrice Cossoneau	....	stunts
Antonin Dave	....	stunts
Thomas DuPont	....	stunts
Cedric Gary	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunt coordinator
Michal Grün	....	stunts (as Michael Grun)
Jiri Horky	....	stunt rigger
Martin Hub	....	stunt coordinator: Czech Republic
Dusan Hyska	....	stunt rigger
Roman Jankovic	....	stunts
Filip Kadlec	....	stunts
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunt rigger
Ales Kosnar	....	stunts (as Ales Krosnar)
Michael Sandala	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts (as Dennis R. Scott)
Mike Watson	....	stunts
Paul Weston	....	sword fight choreographer
Webster Whinery	....	stunts
Pavel Cajzl	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Dimo Liptkovsky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gareth Milne	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Jan Petrina	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Pete White	....	horse stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Nick Wilkinson	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Andy Arnautov	....	gaffer
Jeremy Braben	....	aerial director of photography
Václav Cermak	....	electrician
Karel Charvat	....	grip
Simon Finney	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Klaus Fuxjäger	....	camera operator: second unit
Jiri Gazda	....	grip
Jiri Gazda	....	key grip: Czech Republic
Kenny Groom	....	assistant camera
Dai Hopkins	....	key grip
Jiri Horych	....	electrician
Lukas Jaromersky	....	rigging electrician
Igor Jelen	....	electrician
Vaclav Kares	....	camera loader: second unit
Borivoj Klecka	....	best boy
Filip Majer	....	camera loader
David Mamula	....	video assistant: second unit
Antonin Marik	....	focus puller
Rod Marley	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Sebastian Meuschel	....	camera operator
Zdenek Mrkvicka	....	assistant camera
Mike Proudfoot	....	camera operator
Ervin Sanders	....	director of photography: second unit (as Erven Sanders)
Jamie Sewell	....	additional director of photography
Nick Stewart	....	camera trainee: second unit
Neil Toussaint	....	focus puller: second unit
Oliver Ward	....	camera technician: Wescam camera

Casting (Stab)
Peter Kalin	....	associate casting: in-house
Nancy Safran	....	casting assistant

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Tim Aslam	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor
Alma Barbieri	....	workshop tailor
Simon Brindle	....	special costumes
Katherine Burchill	....	assistant costume designer
Corina Burrough	....	equine dresser
Georgina Gunner	....	wardrobe mistress
Tereza Horakova	....	interpreter: wardrobe department
Alice Kheilova	....	costume interpreter
Marco Magno	....	wardrobe assistant
Marco Scotti	....	wardrobe supervisor
Iveta Trmalova	....	wardrobe mistress

Schnitt (Stab)
Steven A. Calabro	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Peter McNulty	....	first assistant editor
Andrea Pugner	....	assistant editor
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician

Musik (Stab)
Robb Boyd	....	assistant music editor
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Dean Parker	....	music assistant
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor
Roger Taylor	....	musician (as Queen)

Transporte
Silvie Janculová	....	transportation captain

Restlicher Stab
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Tami Cassell	....	adr loop group
Hana Duplinska	....	assistant: Mr. Helgeland
Boban Dvorak	....	assistant to director: second unit
Daniel S. Frisch	....	production accountant
Romana Hajkova	....	assistant horse master (as Romana Havkova)
Caroline Harris	....	armor designer
Stuart Hopps	....	choreographer
Veronika Horka	....	production coordinator
Peter Hric	....	horse master (as Andy Hric)
Lance Johnson	....	office intern
Lenka Kadlecova	....	production secretary
Samantha Knox-Johnston	....	travel coordinator
Jiri Krejcir	....	location manager
Tina Marie Montoya	....	assistant: Mr. Van Rellim
Pavel Myslik	....	assistant horse master
Anneliese O'Callaghan	....	production coordinator
Jan Rehanzl	....	set production assistant
Kathy Rowe	....	assistant: Mr. Black
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Katerina Silna	....	assistant production coordinator
Laura Summer	....	adr voice group
Jiri Tichacek	....	assistant accountant
David Torn	....	solo guitar & textures
Vittorio Torrieri	....	workshop tailor
Vera Trousilová	....	payroll accountant: Czech Republic
John Uribe	....	first assistant accountant
Peter White	....	horse master
Beverly Winston	....	script supervisor
Pamela Clay	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Yasmine El-Ghamrawy	....	technical assistant (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Black and Blu Entertainment
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Escape Artists
• Finestkind

Verleihfirmen

• Columbia Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (????) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (????) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (????) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• DVD Service (????) (Russia) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (????) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Spezialeffekte

• Flash Barrandov (special thanks) (as Flash Barrandov Special Effects)
• Mill Films (I) (special visual effects)
• Visual Effects Company, The (as "The Mill Motion Control") (motion control)

Weitere Firmen

• AFM Lighting  lighting rental facility
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  special thanks
• Arva Filmproduction  set construction (special thanks)
• Body, The  special thanks
• Columbia Records  soundtrack published by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• ETIC Films  production services: Czech Republic
• FGV Schmidle GmbH  camera equipment (special thanks)
• Film Laboratory Barrandov  color timing (as Barrandov Studios Film Laboratory)
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack published by
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services

Alternativ:

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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue.

Länge:

132 Min | 144 Min (extended version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS (8 channels) | DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37532) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | USA:Unrated (extended version) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Drehorte:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Firma:

Black and Blu Entertainment

Dies und das:

Newsweek revealed in June 2001 that print ads for at least four movies released by Columbia Pictures, including this film and The Animal (2001), contained glowing comments from a film reviewer who did not actually exist. The fake critic, "David Manning," was created by a Columbia employee who worked in the advertising department. "Manning" was misrepresented as a reviewer for a newspaper in a small Connecticut town.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: The film claims that it was not acceptable for a peasant to become a knight. While it is true that knights were eventually considered to be a position of high social standing, in the middle ages it had always been perfectly possible for a man of any class to become a knight, however, less and less peasants became knights over time because of the cost of equipping oneself to do this.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
William: Should we help him?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "A Current Affair: Heath Ledger Special" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Takin' Care Of Business

More accurate than you might think

The first time I saw A Knight's Tale (on cable, missed it in theater), I had the same reaction as many of you - Queen? David Bowie? In a movie set in the middle ages?

But I stayed with it, and I'm glad I did. Once you get past the glaring anachronisms (put in the film on purpose, of course), you find the movie is actually quite true to its period.

The presence of Chaucer in the film, combined with some of its details, leads me to suspect that Brian Helgeland has read "Chaucer's Knight" by fellow filmmaker Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame). The book deconstructs the knight in Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" in a totally unique way -- he is seen NOT as the flower of medieval chivalry (as most scholars have interpreted him), but as a mercenary out for nothing but money and blood. The character in the film Chaucer would have written about, then, is not Sir William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), but Count Adhemar of Anjou (Rufus Sewell).

The part of the film in which this connection "clicked" for me was the scene where Count Adhemar is called away to his command in a "Free Company" -- a particular stain on the reputation of knighthood which Jones talks extensively about in his book.

Jones' book made use of extensive research into medieval history, and Helgeland's film obviously does, too.

Chaucer was a master of satire in his day. Helgeland's use of modern conventions in a period film is a conceit of which - I believe - Chaucer would definitely have approved.

I gave "A Knight's Tale" 9 out of 10 - it's not perfect, but I like it so much, I try to watch it every time it comes on (it's been on HBO and Cinemax pretty regularly for the past several months). Check it out!