A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale (2001) is a film written and directed by Brian Helgeland; the title, though not the plot, is taken from The Knight's Tale, one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

The film combines action, comedy, and romance, and is notable for its deliberate use of anachronisms, such as the use of classic rock songs like Queen's "We Will Rock You", War's "Low Rider", David Bowie's "Golden Years", Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town" and many others[1] in the soundtrack of a film that notionally takes place during the Middle Ages. The film was also one of several movies that became subjects of controversy involving a fictitious movie critic, David Manning.

Plot

Set in late medieval Europe in the 1370s, the plot centers on a young peasant squire called William Thatcher, played by Heath Ledger, who, after the death of his knight, Sir Ector, joins the jousting circuit, an act forbidden to those not of noble birth. Thatcher travels around Europe under the pseudonym of Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein, along with two fellow squires, Wat and Roland (Alan Tudyk and Mark Addy); his well-spoken herald, Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany); and his armourer, Kate the Farrier (Laura Fraser). Along the way, he falls in love with a noble young lady, Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon), and develops a rivalry with Count Adhemar of Anjou (Rufus Sewell).





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