A Knight's Tale
“He will rock you.”
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.
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Cast
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Heath Ledger
William Thatcher
Known for
The Dark Knight
10 Things I Hate About You
Rufus Sewell
Count Adhemar
Known for
Dark City
The Man in the High Castle
Shannyn Sossamon
Jocelyn
Known for
Wayward Pines
Sinister 2
Paul Bettany
Geoffrey Chaucer
Known for
WandaVision
Legion
Laura Fraser
Kate
Known for
Breaking Bad
The Missing
Mark Addy
Roland
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Full Monty
Alan Tudyk
Wat
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Firefly
Bérénice Bejo
Christiana
Known for
The Artist
Under Paris
Scott Handy
Germaine
Known for
Quiz
Napoleon
James Purefoy
Colville
Known for
Altered Carbon
Rome
Leagh Conwell
Young William Thatcher
Known for
The Order
Christopher Cazenove
John Thatcher
Known for
Dynasty
3 Men and a Little Lady
Brian Helgeland Director · Carter Burwell Composer Richard Greatrex Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $117M · Budget $65M · United States release May 11, 2001
Box office
Budget
$65,000,000
Worldwide gross
$117,487,473
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Escape Artists
Production
Finestkind
Production
Black and Blu Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 8, 2001
Premiere
United States · May 11, 2001
Theatrical
Argentina
October 18, 2001 · Theatrical
Australia
August 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Austria
September 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
May 11, 2001 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 28, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 24, 2001 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Finland
October 5, 2001 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
September 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 11, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 31, 2001 · Theatrical
Israel
September 28, 2001 · Premiere
October 4, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
November 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
October 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Malaysia
August 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 1, 2001 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 28, 2001 · Theatrical
Norway
October 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Peru
September 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 8, 2001 · Theatrical · Manila
September 26, 2001 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
September 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 11, 2001 · Theatrical
Russia
August 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 3, 2010 · TV · Markíza
January 22, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
August 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
September 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 31, 2001 · Theatrical
Venezuela
September 19, 2001 · Theatrical
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