
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.
Cast

Heath Ledger
William Thatcher

Rufus Sewell
Count Adhemar

Shannyn Sossamon
Jocelyn

Paul Bettany
Geoffrey Chaucer

Laura Fraser
Kate

Mark Addy
Roland

Alan Tudyk
Wat

Bérénice Bejo
Christiana

Scott Handy
Germaine

James Purefoy
Colville
Leagh Conwell
Young William Thatcher

Christopher Cazenove
John Thatcher

Steven O'Donnell
Simon the Summoner

Jonathan Slinger
Peter the Pardoner

Nick Brimble
Sir Ector

Karel Dobrý
Flanders King of Arms

Philip Lenkowsky
Rouen King of Arms

Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Old Bishop

Petr Meissel
Sword Official
Matthew Mills
Colville's Herald

Daniel Rous
Local Earl Lagny
Vladimír Kulhavý
Fence
Miroslav Mokos
French Squire
Noel Le Bon
French Squire
Scott Bellefeville
French Squire

David Schneider
Relic Seller

Rudolf Kubík
Paris Master of Arms
David Fisher
London King of Arms

David Sterne
Retired Knight
Alice Connor
Lone Girl

Alice Bendová
Spy

Berwick Kaler
Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker
Lagny Master at Arms

Jan Kuželka
Smithee

Václav Krejčí
Smithee

Jan Nemejovský
Smithee
Jakob Schwarz
Blackbird Knight (uncredited)
Crew

Brian Helgeland
Director, Writer, Producer
Kevin Stitt
Editor
Steven A. Calabro
Assistant Editor

Richard Greatrex
Director of Photography
Jamie Sewell
Additional Director of Photography
Jeremy Braben
Aerial Director of Photography
Dennis McNeill
Color Timer
Jiří Ostrý
First Assistant Director
William Booker
Second Assistant Director

Petr Drozda
Second Second Assistant Director
Jez Oakley
Assistant Director
Dan Sweetman
Storyboard Artist
Kateřina Silná
Assistant Production Coordinator
Veronika Horka
Production Coordinator
Petr Moravec
Production Supervisor

Todd Black
Producer
Tim Van Rellim
Producer
Marek Kucera
Production Assistant
Tony Burrough
Production Design
Jim Alloway
Camera Operator
Zdeněk Mrkvička
Assistant Camera
Simon Finney
First Assistant Camera
Pavel Dostal
Second Assistant Camera
Oliver Ward
Camera Technician
Gary Spratling
Additional Camera
Sebastian Meuschel
Steadicam Operator
Nick Stewart
Camera Trainee
Filip Majer
Camera Loader
Václav Kareš
Camera Loader
Meg Leonard
Casting Assistant
Peter Kalin
Casting Associate

Francine Maisler
Casting

Suzanne Smith Crowley
Local Casting
Josef Loucím
Extras Casting
Katherine Burchill
Assistant Costume Designer
Marco Scotti
Costume Supervisor
Iveta Trmalová
Wardrobe Supervisor
Caroline Harris
Costume Design
Marco Magno
Wardrobe Assistant
Ivana Řezáčová
Costumer
Pebbles
Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Ivana Chlostova
Makeup Artist
Fae Hammond
Makeup Supervisor

Allan Graf
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Keith Bilderbeck
Sound Effects Editor
Val Kuklowsky
Sound Effects Editor
Charles Maynes
Sound Effects Designer
Jon Johnson
Supervising Sound Editor
Drake Jenevein
Assistant Sound Editor
Brad Kanfer
Apprentice Sound Editor
Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Holding
Production Sound Mixer
Sean Landeros
Sound Recordist
Tomáš Červenka
Boom Operator
William Jacobs
Foley Supervisor

Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Linda Di Franco
Foley Editor
Lane Burch
Foley Mixer
Bruce Stubblefield
ADR Supervisor
Laura Graham
ADR Editor
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Andy Arnautov
Chief Lighting Technician
Jaroslav Jiříček
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Paul Dimmer
Special Effects Technician
Terry Glass
Special Effects Coordinator
Paul Whybrow
Special Effects Supervisor

Tim Burke
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Edwards
Visual Effects Producer
Nicholas Atkinson
Visual Effects Editor
Rob Dunbar
Visual Effects

Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Mark Berrow
Musician
Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor
Silvia Jančulová
Transportation Captain
Daniel Frisch
Production Accountant
John Uribe
First Assistant Accountant
Vera Trousilová
Payroll Accountant
Jiri Tichacek
Assistant Accountant
Robert Troy
Dialogue Editor
Tomás Lehovec
Standby Painter
Dominic Smithers
Set Decoration
Jiří Žůček
Set Decoration
Corina Burrough
Set Decoration Buyer
Tomáš Hais
Set Dresser
Mark Kebby
Set Designer
Egon Endrényi
Still Photographer
Beverly Winston
Script Supervisor
Angus Cameron
Digital Effects Supervisor
Václav Čermák
Electrician
Jan Rehanzl
Set Production Assistant
Barbora Jurkovičová
Location Manager
Samantha Knox-Johnston
Travel Coordinator
Patrice Cossonneau
Stunts

Herbert Heissler
Stunts

Roman Jankovič
Stunt Double
Stuart Hopps
Choreographer

Paul Weston
Fight Choreographer
Noel Cowell
Property Master
Klara Holubova
Assistant Property Master
Jan Skala
Cableman

Mark Bakowski
Digital Compositors
David Gray
Standby Rigger
Petr Vladyka
Video Assist Operator
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Dai Hopkins
Key Grip
Karel Charvát
Grip
Joseph Boyle
Production Manager
Ondřej Sláma
Unit Production Manager
Neil Toussaint
Focus Puller
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore
Contact Lens Technician
Stanley Brossette
Unit Publicist
John Hill
Art Direction
Peter McNulty
First Assistant Editor
Nicky Jones
Armorer
Lenka Kadlecova
Production Secretary
Sonny Kompanek
Orchestrator
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