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A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 11, 2001

Runtime

2h 12m

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action

User Score

69%

Original Title

A Knight's Tale

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, Finestkind, Black and Blu Entertainment

Director

Brian Helgeland

Budget

$65,000,000

Revenue

$117,487,473

Description

William 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.