A Knight's Tale (2001) is a film written and directed by Brian Helgeland which is very loosely based on The Knight's Tale from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Brian Helgeland (born 1961) is a movie writer and director, who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. ... Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Chanticleer the rooster from an outdoor production of Chanticleer and the Fox at Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. ...

Set in medieval Europe, the plot centers on a young peasant squire, played by Heath Ledger, who, after the death of his knight master, joins the jousting circuit, an act forbidden to those not of noble birth. The film combines action, comedy, and romance, and is notable for its anachronistic use of classic rock songs, such as Queen's We Will Rock You and David Bowie's Golden Years. A Knight's Tale is considered to be the breakout movie for stars Heath Ledger (William Thatcher), Paul Bettany (Geoffrey Chaucer) and Shannyn Sossamon (Jocelyn). Alan Tudyk (Wat), Mark Addy (Roland) and Laura Fraser (Kate the Farrier) round out the very talented supporting cast, while Rufus Sewell appears as the elegantly black-clad and black hearted villan, Count Adhemar of Anjou. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... In medieval times a squire was a man-at-arms to a knight. ... Heath Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1979) is an Australian actor. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Depiction of a late 13th century joust in the Codex Manesse Jousting scene, by Jörg Breu the Elder (1510s, pen and black ink over black chalk) Jousting is a competition between two knights on horse-back, wherein each knight tries to knock the other off his mount. ... An anachronism (from Greek ana, back, and chronos, time) is an artifact that belongs to another time, a person who seems to be displaced in time (i. ... Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. ... David Bowie David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. ... Heath Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1979) is an Australian actor. ... Paul Bettany (born May 27, 1971) is an English actor. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Chanticleer the rooster from an outdoor production of Chanticleer and the Fox at Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. ... Shannyn Sossamon, born Shannon Marie Kahoolani Sossamon, October 3, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an American musician and motion picture/music video actress. ... Alan Tudyk as Wash (left) and Gina Torres in Firefly Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971 in El Paso, Texas) is an American stage, film, and television actor. ... Mark Addy (born on January 14, 1964 in York, England) is a British actor. ... Laura Fraser (born July 24, 1976) is a Scottish actress. ... Rufus Sewell (born October 29, 1967) is an English actor. ...

See also

• Jousting
• Comedy

Depiction of a late 13th century joust in the Codex Manesse Jousting scene, by Jörg Breu the Elder (1510s, pen and black ink over black chalk) Jousting is a competition between two knights on horse-back, wherein each knight tries to knock the other off his mount. ... Comedy is the use of humour in the performing arts. ...

External links

• A Knight's Tale (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183790/) at the Internet Movie Database