Después de la muerte de su amo, un escudero campesino, alimentado por su deseo de comida y gloria, se crea una nueva identidad como caballero.Después de la muerte de su amo, un escudero campesino, alimentado por su deseo de comida y gloria, se crea una nueva identidad como caballero.Después de la muerte de su amo, un escudero campesino, alimentado por su deseo de comida y gloria, se crea una nueva identidad como caballero.
- Premios
- 4 premios y 13 nominaciones en total
- Christiana
- (as Berenice Bejo)
- Simon the Summoner
- (as Steve O'Donnell)
Argumento
¿Sabías que...?
- CuriosidadesWhen Chaucer first introduces "Sir Ulrich" in his speech, the crowd doesn't react at first because the Czech extras didn't understand it. Mark Addy's loud prompt tipped them off to start cheering. The awkward moment was left in because it made the scene funnier.
- PifiasThis is a satirical romance, not a historical documentary. While nominally set in the middle of the 14th century (when Edward the Black Prince and Geoffrey Chaucer were active), it freely amalgamates the costume, custom and slang of many different centuries to create a unique world. The Chaucer character (who mentions his signature Canterbury Tales) bears almost no resemblance to his historical counterpart. Matte replicas of the London Eye and the Eiffel Tower are included to drive home the anachronistic intentions.
- Citas
Chaucer: You're good. You're very good. My lords, my ladies, and everybody else here not sitting on a cushion!
[crowd roars]
Chaucer: Today... today, you find yourselves equals.
[crowd roars]
Chaucer: For you are all equally blessed. For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure of introducing to you to a knight, sired by knights. A knight who can trace his lineage back beyond Charlemagne. I first met him atop a mountain near Jerusalem, praying to God, asking his forgiveness for the Saracen blood spilt by his sword. Next, he amazed me still further in Italy when he saved a fatherless beauty from the would-be ravishing of her dreadful Turkish uncle.
[crowd, boo]
Chaucer: In Greece he spent a year in silence just to better understand the sound of a whisper. And so without further gilding the lily and with no more ado, I give to you, the seeker of serenity, the protector of Italian virginity, the enforcer of our Lord God, the one, the only, Sir Ulllrrrich von Lichtenstein!
[crowd roars]
Chaucer: Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.
- Créditos adicionalesAfter the credits finish, Roland, Wat, Kate, and Geoff have a flatulence contest/drinking game. Wat loses, but Kate is the obvious winner.
- Versiones alternativasThere is a slight difference between the UK cinema version and the UK DVD release. In the cinematic release, the queen/Robbie Williams version of We Are The Champions starts playing when William and Jocelyn kiss just before the credits, whereas the DVD release has a different song play. However, We Are The Champions still plays over the last half of the credits.
- ConexionesFeatured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'A Knight's Tale' (2001)
This film is funny, fast-paced (certainly didn't *feel* over 2h...), well constructed, hilariously tongue-in-cheek (From the We Will Rock You opening scene to the Nike swooshes on the armor I couldn't stop laughing!) It certainly has its problems (including some *horribly* cheezy lines - most on purpose but that doesn't make them any less horrible! and an evil Hollywood ending - including a Bravheart-like scream of defiance in the final joust that made me cringe...) but those problems are overcome by sharp wit and consistent amusement. The actors were obviously enjoying themselves, and the action was beautifully blended in with the rest of the film. None of the jousting scenes were too long (like, say, the race in Phantom Menace...) and all were shot in such a way as to make them really exciting!
And I have to laud Paul Bettany who was an incredible and incredibly amusing Geoffrey Chaucer...even though he looks eerily similar, IMO, to Thom Yorke...)
Kudos to anyone who recognizes Laura Fraser (the blacksmith) from Man in the Iron Mask...
Overall: A great watch. I went in expecting little and came out extremely satisfied. Not the best film of its kind, but a head above most. And the blending of contemporary style and music and characterization with the medieval story/setting is really well done. It really shouldn't but it does work! 7/10.
- kergillian
- 29 abr 2001
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Idiomas
- Títulos en diferentes países
- Història d'un cavaller
- Localizaciones del rodaje
- Empresas productoras
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- 65.000.000 US$ (estimación)
- Recaudación en Estados Unidos y Canadá
- 56.569.702 US$
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- 16.511.391 US$
- 13 may 2001
- Recaudación en todo el mundo
- 117.487.657 US$
- Duración2 horas 12 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1