Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Coming Out at 3 May 2005 in theaters.
Action, Adventure, Drama
Kingdom of Heaven is epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Iain Glen, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton, Michael Sheen, Velibor Topić and Alexander Siddig.
The story is set during the Crusades of the 12th century. A French village blacksmith goes to the aid of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in its defence against the Ayyubid Muslim Sultan, Saladin, who is fighting to claim the city from the Christians; this leads to the Battle of Hattin. The screenplay is a heavily fictionalised portrayal of the life of Balian of Ibelin (ca. 1143–93).
In 1184 France, Balian, a blacksmith, is haunted by his wife’s recent suicide. A Crusader passing through the village introduces himself as Balian’s father, Baron Godfrey of Ibelin, and asks him to return with him to the Holy Land, but Balian declines. After the town priest reveals that he ordered Balian’s wife beheaded before burial, Balian kills him and flees the village.
Balian joins his father, hoping to gain forgiveness and redemption for himself and his wife in Jerusalem. Soldiers sent by the bishop arrive to arrest Balian, but Godfrey refuses to surrender him, and in the ensuing attack, Godfrey is struck by an arrow that breaks off in his body, leaving a wound that would prove fatal days later.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: William Monahan
Stars: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Iain Glen, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton
Cast:
| Martin Hancock | … | Gravedigger |
| Michael Sheen | … | Priest |
| Nathalie Cox | … | Balian’s Wife |
| Eriq Ebouaney | … | Firuz |
| Jouko Ahola | … | Odo |
| David Thewlis | … | Hospitaler |
| Liam Neeson | … | Godfrey de Ibelin |
| Philip Glenister | … | Squire |
| Orlando Bloom | … | Balian de Ibelin |
| Bronson Webb | … | Apprentice |
| Kevin McKidd | … | English Sergeant |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | … | Village Sheriff |
| Steven Robertson | … | Angelic Priest |
| Marton Csokas | … | Guy de Lusignan |
| Alexander Siddig | … | Imad |
| Velibor Topic | … | Almaric |
| Michael Shaeffer | … | Young Sergeant |
| Eva Green | … | Sibylla |
| Brendan Gleeson | … | Reynald de Chatillon |
| Nasser Memarzia | … | Muslim Grandee |
| Jeremy Irons | … | Tiberias |
| Jon Finch | … | Jerusalem |
| Edward Norton | … | King Baldwin |
| Lotfi Yahya Jedidi | … | Old Ibelin Housekeeper |
| Samira Draa | … | Sibylla’s Maid |
| Ulrich Thomsen | … | Templar Master |
| Matthew Rutherford | … | Rider |
| Michael Fitzgerald | … | Humphrey |
| Ghassan Massoud | … | Saladin |
| Khaled Nabawy | … | Mullah |
| Karim Saleh | … | Saracen Messenger |
| Shane Attwooll | … | Reynald’s Templar Knight |
| Giannina Facio | … | Saladin’s Sister |
| Emilio Doorgasingh | … | Saracen Engineer |
| Peter Cant | … | Peasant Boy |
| Angus Wright | … | Richard’s Knight |
| Iain Glen | … | Richard Coeur de Lion |
| Tim Barlow | … | Old Guard (director’s cut) |
| Paul Brightwell | … | Son of Roger de Cormier (director’s cut) |
| Peter Copley | … | Old Pilgram (director’s cut) |
| Alex O’Dogherty | ||
| Bill Paterson | … | Bishop (director’s cut) |
| Robert Pugh | … | Godfrey’s Elder Brother (director’s cut) |
| Alfonso Sánchez | ||
| Ángel Andrés | … | Soldier |
| Christian Boeving | … | Soldier |
| Alex Revan | … | Blood Knight |
| Alex Twidale | … | Blood Knight |
| Juan José Videgain | … | Soldier |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia