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William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce
Directed by: Mel Gibson
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Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. Tells the story of the legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero named William Wallace. Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I after he suffers a personal tragedy by English soldiers. Wallace gathers a group of amateur warriors that is stronger than any English army. Around the end of the 1200s, oppressed by King Edward "Longshanks" who rules England with an iron fist, the noble and charismatic Scot of humble descent, William Wallace, leads a righteous campaign to end tyranny. In this gallant quest for freedom, the gifted strategist and mighty warrior will amass the hordes of the oppressed Scotsmen who thirst to reclaim their independence, however, the road to liberty is always drenched in blood. In 14th Century Scotland, William Wallace leads his people in a rebellion against the tyranny of the English King, who has given English nobility the 'Prima Nocta' - a right to take all new brides for the first night. The Scots are none too pleased with the brutal English invaders, but they lack leadership to fight back. Wallace creates a legend of himself, with his courageous defense of his people and attacks on the English. Spoilers The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Synopsis In 1280, King Edward "Longshanks" invades and conquers Scotland following the death of Alexander III of Scotland, who left no heir to the throne. Young William Wallace witnesses Longshanks' treachery, survives the deaths of his father and brother, and is taken abroad on a pilgrimage throughout Europe by his paternal Uncle Argyle, where he is educated. Years later, Longshanks grants his noblemen land and privileges in Scotland, including Prima Nocte. Meanwhile, a grown Wallace returns to Scotland and falls in love with his childhood friend Murron MacClannough, and the two marry in secret. Wallace rescues Murron from being raped by English soldiers, but as she fights off their second attempt, Murron is captured and publicly executed. In retribution, Wallace leads his clan to slaughter the English garrison in his hometown and send the occupying garrison at Lanark back to England. Longshanks orders his son Prince Edward to stop Wallace by any means necessary. Wallace rebels against the English, and as his legend spreads, hundreds of Scots from the surrounding clans join him. Wallace leads his army to victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and then destroys the city of York, killing Longshanks' nephew and sending his severed head to the king. Wallace seeks the assistance of Robert the Bruce, the son of nobleman Robert the Elder and a contender for the Scottish crown. Robert is dominated by his father, who wishes to secure the throne for his son by submitting to the English. Worried by the threat of the rebellion, Longshanks sends his son's wife Isabella of France to try to negotiate with Wallace as a distraction for the landing of another invasion force in Scotland. After meeting him in person, Isabella becomes enamored of Wallace. Warned of the coming invasion by Isabella, Wallace implores the Scottish nobility to take immediate action to counter the threat and take back the country. Leading the English army himself, Longshanks confronts the Scots at Falkirk where noblemen Lochlan and Mornay, having been bribed by Longshanks, betray Wallace, causing the Scots to lose the battle. As Wallace charges toward the departing Longshanks on horseback, he is intercepted by one of the king's lancers, who turns out to be Robert the Bruce, but filled with remorse, Bruce gets Wallace to safety before the English can capture him. Wallace kills Lochlan and Mornay for their betrayal, and wages a guerrilla war against the English for the next seven years, assisted by Isabella, with whom he eventually has an affair. Robert sets up a meeting with Wallace in Edinburgh, but Robert's father has conspired with other nobles to capture and hand over Wallace to the English. Learning of his treachery, Robert disowns his father. Isabella exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by telling him that his bloodline will be destroyed upon his death as she is now pregnant with Wallace's child. In London, Wallace is brought before an English magistrate, tried for high treason, and condemned to public torture and beheading. Even whilst being hanged, drawn and quartered, Wallace refuses to submit to the king. As cries for mercy come from the watching crowd deeply moved by the Scotsman's valor, the magistrate offers him one final chance, asking him only to utter the word, "Mercy", and be granted a quick death. Wallace instead shouts, "Freedom! ", and the judge orders his death. Moments before being decapitated, Wallace sees a vision of Murron in the crowd, smiling at him. In 1314, Robert, now Scotland's king, leads a Scottish army before a ceremonial line of English troops on the fields of Bannockburn, where he is to formally accept English rule. As he begins to ride toward the English, he stops and invokes Wallace's memory, imploring his men to fight with him as they did with Wallace. Robert then leads his army into battle against the stunned English, winning the Scots their freedom.

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It is sometimes hard to think this way. When you see the injustices committed by North Korea, or Syria, or Venezuela, or any other tyrannical hellhole of a nation, then it is easy to get behind the idea of kicking their teeth in and freeing their people. But would I want to jump into the fire and do it myself? No. Most certainly no. Would I jump into the fire to defend my nation? Maybe, but it really depends on the circumstances. Would I defend my family? Most certainly yes. That is the reason why the fictional character of Benjamin Martin went to war. Not for the country, but to protect his children.

The wonderful movies and beautiful story for hero give wrong war for his people. This ain't any of Braveheart's songs, it's a Chinese song with a bamboo flute. Braveheart 1995 cda. Braveheart fight. Braveheart worship. Braveheartbattle. Directed by Mel Gibson Writing Credits ( WGA) Randall Wallace... (written by) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete James Robinson... Young William Sean Lawlor... Malcolm Wallace Sandy Nelson... John Wallace James Cosmo... Campbell Sean McGinley... MacClannough Alan Tall... Elder Stewart Andrew Weir... Young Hamish Gerda Stevenson... Mother MacClannough Ralph Riach... Priest No. 1 Mhairi Calvey... Young Murron Brian Cox... Argyle Wallace Patrick McGoohan... Longshanks - King Edward I Peter Hanly... Prince Edward Sophie Marceau... Princess Isabelle Stephen Billington... Phillip Barry McGovern... King's Advisor Angus Macfadyen... Robert the Bruce (as Angus McFadyen) John Kavanagh... Craig Alun Armstrong... Mornay Mel Gibson... William Wallace Catherine McCormack... Murron Brendan Gleeson... Hamish Tommy Flanagan... Morrison Julie Austin... Mrs. Morrison Alex Norton... Bride's Father Joanne Bett... Toothless Girl Rupert Vansittart... Lord Bottoms Michael Byrne... Smythe Robert Paterson... Priest No. 2 Malcolm Tierney... Magistrate William Scott-Masson... Corporal (as William Masson) Dean Lopata... Madbaker / Flagman Tam White... MacGregor Donal Gibson... Stewart Jeanne Marine... Nicolette Martin Dunne... Lord Dolecroft Fred Chiverton... Leper's Caretaker Ian Bannen... The Leper Jimmy Chisholm... Faudron David O'Hara... Stephen John Murtagh... Lochlan David McKay... Young Soldier Peter Mullan... Veteran Martin Murphy... Lord Talmadge Gerard McSorley... Cheltham Bernard Horsfall... Balliol Richard Leaf... Governor of York Daniel Coll... York Captain (as Daniel Coli) Niall O'Brien... English General Liam Carney... Sean Bill Murdoch... Villager Phil Kelly... Farmer Martin Dempsey... Drinker No. 1 Jimmy Keogh... Drinker No. 2 Joe Savino... Chief Assassin David Gant... Royal Magistrate Mal Whyte... Jailor Paul Tucker... English Commander Rest of cast listed alphabetically: John Burns... Royal Steward (uncredited) Wayne Byrne... Kings Guard Paul Casson-Yardley... Irish Foot Soldier Jon Church-Fraser... Highland Clansman Trevor Fehin... Warrior Graeme Ford... Doogal John Micheal Foulger... Clan Warrior Declan Geraghty... Peasant Greg Jeloudov... Warrior #2 Jimmy Keegan... Irish Horde Andrew Kybett... Clans Man Arnold Montey... Rana Morrison... Lady at Wedding Jer O'Leary... Derek Pykett... Produced by Bruce Davey... producer Alan Ladd Jr.... associate producer Stephen McEveety... executive producer Elisabeth Robinson... associate producer (as Elizabeth Robinson) Music by James Horner... (music composed by) Cinematography by John Toll... director of photography Film Editing by Steven Rosenblum... (edited by) Casting By Patsy Pollock... (casting by) Production Design by Thomas E. Sanders... (as Tom Sanders) Art Direction by Ken Court Nathan Crowley Daniel T. Dorrance... supervising art director (as Dan Dorrance) John Lucas Ned McLoughlin Set Decoration by Peter Howitt Costume Design by Charles Knode Makeup Department Lois Burwell... makeup artist: Mr. Gibson's Francesca Crowder... hairdresser Eileen Doyle... Anne Dunne... hair supervisor: second unit Peter Frampton... chief makeup artist Jennifer Hegarty... makeup supervisor: crowd Amanda Knight... makeup artist Beryl Lerman... Sue Love... hairstylist: Mr. Gibson's Fernandes Mendes... hairstylist: Ms. Marceau's Maire O'Sullivan... makeup supervisor: second unit Paul Pattison... chief hairdresser Barry Richardson... Annie Townsend... Carole Dunne... assistant hair stylist (uncredited) Martina McCarthy... Kevin Murnane... trainee makeup artist (uncredited) Conor O'Sullivan... prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited) Sarah Pickering... makeup artist: Crowd (uncredited) Production Management Mary Alleguen... production manager Kevin De La Noy... unit manager Ted Morley... production supervisor Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Peter Agnew... third assistant director: second unit Paul Barnes... Matt Earl Beesley... second unit director David Carrigan... second assistant director Paul Gray... Kate Hazell... Patrick Kinney... Kieron Phipps... first assistant director: second unit Trevor Puckle... second assistant director: second unit Mic Rodgers... Charlotte Somers... David Tomblin... first assistant director Jim Gorman... trainee assistant director (uncredited) first assistant director (uncredited) Art Department Terry Apsey... construction manager Russ Bailey... construction manager: Irish unit Ken Barley... head of department plasterer Eddie Butler... sculptor Graham Caulfield... supervising drape Triona Coen... dressing props Bob Douglas... chargehand prop storeman Belinda Edwards... property buyer Cos Egan... propman Ken Ferguson... draughtsman Mike Fowlie... chargehand dressing propman John Graham... chargehand propman Jimmy Kavanagh... drapes Michael King... construction buyer Clare Langan... assistant art director Owen Murnane... master painter John New... assistant construction manager Ron Newvell... head of department rigger Tony Nicholson Jr.... assistant props Padraig O'Neill... Lisa Parker... art department coordinator Mickey Pugh... standby chargehand props Gerry Quigley... standby stagehand: second unit Anna Rackard... Brendan Rankin... Douglas Regan... supervising painter Daren Reynolds... dressing props (as Darren Reynolds) Bobby Richardson... chargehand painter Neil Ross... production illustrator Kenneth Stachini... head of department stagehand Adrian Start... head of department painter Dan Sweetman... storyboard artist Noel Walsh... Terry Wells Jr.... Jake Wells... John Wells... Terry Wells... property master Mickey Woolfson... standby propman Andrea Cantrell... second unit props (uncredited) Brian Doyle... plasterer (uncredited) Jane Henwood... art department assistant (uncredited) Robert A. Kennedy... property assistant: second unit (uncredited) Tom Martin... supervising carpenter (uncredited) Frank Matthews... supervising plasterer (uncredited) Owen Monaghan... props (uncredited) / set dresser (uncredited) Philip Murphy... props (uncredited) Catherine Siggins... art department trainee (uncredited) Dicken Warner... thatcher (uncredited) Graham Waters... carpenter (uncredited) Sound Department Christopher Assells... sound effects editor Karen Baker Landers... first assistant sound editor: Soundelux (as Karen M. Baker) Gerry Bates... boom operator Anna Behlmer... rerecording mixer Lon Bender... supervising sound editor: Soundelux Beth Bergeron... Stuart Copely... sound effects editor (as Stuart Copley) Richard Dwan Jr.... Scott Martin Gershin... Hector C. Gika... sound effects editor (as Hector Gik) Sarah Goldsmith... sound effects editor (as Sarah Rothenberg Goldsmith) Tim Groseclose... assistant sound editor (as Timothy Groseclose) Per Hallberg... Craig Harris... Robert Heffernan... Philip A. Hess... sound effects editor (as Phil Hess) Hilda Hodges... foley artist Chris Hogan... Nigel Holland... Craig S. Jaeger... foley supervisor Randy Kelley... Lou Kleinman... Ann Elizabeth Tobin Kurtz... assistant sound editor (as Elizabeth Tobin Kurtz) Mark R. La Pointe... sound effects editor (as Mark Lapointe) Jeff Largent... Judson Leach... assistant sound editor Peter J. Lehman... Horace Manzanares... Joseph A. Mayer... adr supervisor (as Joe Mayer) Scott Millan... Andy Nelson... Barry O'Sullivan... sound assistant Joseph Phillips... John Pitt... sound maintenance Dan M. Rich... sound effects editor (as Dan Rich) Jay B. Richardson... John Roesch... Brian Simmons... sound mixer Mary Ruth Smith... Peter Michael Sullivan... sound designer Kim Waugh... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited) / foley editor (uncredited) / sound designer (uncredited) Larry Hopkins... layback sound mixer (uncredited) Mary Jo Lang... foley mixer (uncredited) Anthony Miceli... additional sound (uncredited) John Soukup... sound transfer (uncredited) Special Effects by Nick Allder... chief special effects Peter Ch. Arnold... special effects senior technician (as Peter Arnold) Robert Bromley... special effects senior technician Steve Crawley... Gerry Johnston... Graham Longhurst... Neil Swan... Jamie Campbell... animatronic stunt horses (uncredited) Dave Chagouri... prop maker (uncredited) Sander Ellers... sfx modeller (uncredited) Visual Effects by Tricia Henry Ashford... visual effects executive producer: R/Greenberg Associates West (as Tricia Ashford) Kirk Cadrette... digital artist: R/Greenberg Associates West Marsha Gray Carrington... Aliza Corson Chameides... digital compositor Michael L. Fink... visual effects supervisor: R/Greenberg Associates West (as Michael Fink) Tim Guyer... Greg Kimble... Laurel Klick... Stuart McAra... additional compositor: Computer Film Company Joel Merritt... Steven T Puri... visual effects producer: R/Greenberg Associates West Andy Rosen... digital artist: R/Greenberg Associates West (as Andrew Rosen) Christopher Sjoholm... digital artist: R/Greenberg Associates West (as Chris Sjoholm) Amie Slate... Larry Weiss... Janet Yale... Martin Body... motion control camera assistant (uncredited) Stella Bogh... digital compositor (uncredited) Noel Donnellon... video assist operator: visual effects unit (uncredited) José Granell... model unit supervisor (uncredited) Pete Hanson... studio manager: CFC (uncredited) Christer Hokanson... visual effects editor (uncredited) J. W. Kompare... Brendan Lonergan... sculptor (uncredited) Joe Pavlo... digital artist (uncredited) Linda Renaud... I/O manager (uncredited) Marc Rubone... rotoscope and animation (uncredited) Janek Sirrs... visual effects (uncredited) Eric Withee... digital film technician: RGA/LA (uncredited) Stunts Brian Bowes... stuntman Stuart Clark... Simon Crane... stunt coordinator David Cronnelly... Gabe Cronnelly... Graeme Crowther... Tom Delmar... Jamie Edgell... Terry Forrestal... Steve Griffin... Luis M. Gutiérrez Santos... stuntman (as Luis Gutierez Santos) Paul Heasman... Mark Henson... Dominick Hewitt... stuntman (as Dominic Hewitt) Paul Jennings... Tim Lawrence... Phil Lonergan... Sean McCabe... Donal O'Farrell... Peter Pedrero... Gary Powell... Mark Southworth... Julian Spencer... Tom Struthers... Alan Walsh... Lucy Allen... stunts (uncredited) Peter Brace... Helen Caldwell... Marc Cass... Abbi Collins... stunt double (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) Scott Cowan... Ricardo Cruz... stunt double: horse stunts (uncredited) Lyndon S. Hellewell... Nick Hobbs... Sy Hollands... Jody Kreinbrink... stunt coordinator (uncredited) Pat Larkin... horse and stunt dept coordinator (uncredited) Bill Little... fight coordinator (uncredited) / sword fight stunts (uncredited) / utility stunts (uncredited) Tom Lucy... Rick Manning... fight performer (uncredited) Tina Maskell... Mike Mitchell... stunt player (uncredited) Peter Munt... Ray Nicholas... Andreas Petrides... Nick Powell... stunts (uncredited) / sword fight coordinator (uncredited) stunt double: Mel Gibson (uncredited) Kiran Shah... Camera and Electrical Department Garret Baldwin... electrician Klemens Becker... "b" camera operator / steadicam Adam Biddle... clapper loader: "a" camera Alan Butler... focus puller: second unit Kenny Byrne... focus puller: second unit (as Ken Byrne) John Clothier... "a" camera operator / director of photography: second unit Eddie Collins... director of photography: second unit John Conroy... clapper loader: second unit Louis Conroy... gaffer Andrew Cooper... still photographer Noel Cullen... best boy Gerard Donnelly... Bill Dowling... video assist John Dunne... grip: second unit David Durnay... Mark 'Rocky' Evans... electrician (as Mark Evans) Shaun Evans... clapper loader: "b" camera Chuck Finch... Stephen Finch... Jo Gibney... Alan Grosch... genny operator Graham Hall... focus puller: "a" camera Bobby Huber... key grip Ciaran Kavanagh... Philip Kenyon... James McGuire... Ray McHugh... Billy Merrell... Sascha Mieke... focus puller: "b" camera / steadicam assistant Terry Mulligan... grip John Murphy... grip: "a" camera Jimmy O'Meara... Ricky Pattenden... Jim Plannette... Luke Quigley... Robbie Reilly... David Rist... camera crane Brian Sheridan... Raymond Stella... Anthony Swan... Toby Tyler... Stewart Whelan... Steve Brooke Smith... assistant camera (uncredited) Donal Caulfield... clapper loader (uncredited) Tim Fleming... William Louthe... electrician (uncredited) Tom Maslen... dolly/crane grip "b" camera (uncredited) Vic Purcell... camera operator (uncredited) Malcolm Sheehan... dolly grip: "a" camera unit (uncredited) Simon Werry... aerial camera operator (uncredited) Casting Department Anne Campbell... extras casting coordinator Leo Davis... casting associate Julia Duff... Manus Hingerty... Jina Jay... Georgina O'Connor... extras casting assistant (uncredited) Costume and Wardrobe Department Michael Barber... costumer Al Barnett... costume assistant Russell Barnett... Frances Hill... Justine Luxton... costume design assistant Rhona McGuirke... wardrobe supervisor Penny McVitie... Mathilde Sandberg... costume painting and dyeing David Whiteing... wardrobe master Allison Wyldeck... wardrobe mistress Helen Christie... jewellery maker (uncredited) John Cowell... costume painter (uncredited) Elvis Davis... key set costumer (uncredited) Peter Edmonds... costume assistant (uncredited) Edwin Francis... costume coordinator: Rome (uncredited) Lindy Gander... costume maker (uncredited) Philip Rainforth... stunt set costumer (uncredited) William Steggle... wardrobe assistant (uncredited) Adam H Stewart... SJ Teasdale... prop costume maker (uncredited) Editorial Department Gary Burritt... negative cutter Victor Du Bois... additional film editor (as Victor Dubois) Terry Haggar... color timer Sheila MacDowell... assistant editor: lightworks Paul Martinez... assistant film editor Pablo Prietto... apprentice film editor Paula Suhy... assistant film editor (as Paula Greatbatch) Cynthia E. Thornton... first assistant film editor Paul Topping... assistant film editor: location unit Matthew Tucker... Laura Yanovich... apprentice film editor (as Laura Steiger) Ben Yeates... William Yeh... Gillian L. Hutshing... assistant editor (uncredited) Jim Suhy... assistant editor: lightworks (uncredited) Location Management Frances Byrne... location manager Dougal Cousins... Andrew Hegarty... assistant location manager John McDonnell... Christian McWilliams... Grania O'Shannon... Paul Shersby... Music Department Christine Cholvin... assistant music editor Paul Edmund-Davies... musician: flute Jim Henrikson... music editor Tony Hinnigan... instrumental soloist: kena & whistle, London Symphony Orchestra (as Tony Hinnegan) instrumental soloist: keyboards, London Symphony Orchestra / orchestrations Shawn Murphy... music mixer / music recordist Eric Rigler... instrumental soloist: uilleann pipes, London Symphony Orchestra Mike Taylor... instrumental soloist: bodhran drum & whistle, London Symphony Orchestra Ian Underwood... instrumental soloist: synth programming, London Symphony Orchestra Craig Braginsky... composer: title songs (uncredited) Denise Carver... music research (uncredited) Dennis Dreith... additional orchestrator (uncredited) Dan Goldwasser... soundtrack producer (uncredited) conductor (uncredited) London Symphony Orchestra... music performed by (uncredited) Lee Scott... music editor (uncredited) Andrew Silver... preview music editor (uncredited) Script and Continuity Department Sally Jones... script supervisor Kate Pakenham... trainee script supervisor Anna Worley... additional script supervisor Transportation Department Bryan Baverstock... transport liaison (as Brian Baverstock) transportation: producers' Peter Devlin... Gerry Fearon... transport captain Willie Fonfe... transportation coordinator Bob 'Heart Attack' Lilley... Peter Doyle... unit car driver (uncredited) Michael Murphy... driver (uncredited) Andrew Simpson... atv operator (uncredited) Andy Thomson... driver: facility/truck (uncredited) Mark White... transportation (uncredited) Other crew Martin Adams... jewelry Emma Angel... production assistant Simon Atherton... armorer/gunsmith Sean Barrett... milliner (as Sean Barett) Eric Bastin... production and display services Graeme Bird... Marilyn Clarke... production coordinator Jennifer Collen-Smith... unit publicist Kyle Cooper... title designer: R/Greenberg Associates West, Inc. Daisy Cummins... Geraldine Daly... Glenn Delaney... Paul Delaney... cashier Romek Delmata... Anna Dolan... Kathy Ewings... assistant accountant Anne Farnsworth... assistant: to Mr. Ladd Sheila Farrell... accounts assistant David Flynn... Alex Gladstone... Melanie Gore-Grimes... production assistant (as Melanie Gore Grimes) Peter D. Graves... marketing consultant (as Peter Graves) Adam Green... Claire Higgins... production secretary Liz Kenny... Claire Litchfield... unit nurse Bernie McEnroe... payroll Sarah Millar... Barbara Mulcahy... Robert Norett... chiropractor (as Dr. Robert Norett) Gabriel O'Brien... set supervisor Maria O'Connor... sword master Tasmia Power... Lyndy Rist... assistant accountant (as Lyndy Noakes) Clare Scully... Tony Smart... horse master Donna Stewart... Elizabeth Stuart-Smith... shoes Samantha Thomas... assistant to producers Clodagh Tierney... Fiona Traynor... Robert 'Trenchy Ol' Boy' Trench... Jane Trower... financial controller / production controller Bonnie F. Watkins... assistant: to Mr. Davey Julia Wilson Dickson... dialect coach (as Julia Wilson Dixon) Tyler Atkinson... digital distribution (uncredited) Robin Demetriou... catering supervisor (uncredited) Jeffrey S. Edell... production executive (uncredited) Greg Ferris... marketing: Canada (uncredited) Chris Silver Finigan... post-production accounts (uncredited) Antaine Furlong... production dailies (uncredited) Dylan Jones... armory assistant (uncredited) Una Kavanagh... double (uncredited) / lead stand-in (uncredited) horse wrangler: second unit (uncredited) Justin Kreinbrink... production assistant (uncredited) Presenter (uncredited) Paddy McCarney... stand-in: Brendan Gleeson (uncredited) Thomas B. McGrath... President: Paramount Enterprises (uncredited) Brian 'Joker' Mulvey... stand-in (uncredited) producer: main/end titles (uncredited) Immanuel Spira... finance counsel (uncredited) Jonathan Weissler... Geraldine Whelan... assistant to producer: Irish unit (uncredited) Thanks Vicki Christianson... the producers wish to thank Marion Dougherty... Dana Ginsburg... Morgan O'Sullivan... Nigel Sinclair... H. Craig Wallace... Pamela Wallace... Seoras Wallace... Peter Young... the producers wish to thank (as Commandant Peter Young) Crew verified as complete.

Critics Consensus Distractingly violent and historically dodgy, Mel Gibson's Braveheart justifies its epic length by delivering enough sweeping action, drama, and romance to match its ambition. 77% TOMATOMETER Total Count: 77 85% Audience Score User Ratings: 32, 708, 456 Braveheart Ratings & Reviews Explanation Braveheart Videos Photos Movie Info Mel Gibson, long-time heartthrob of the silver screen, came into his own as a director with Braveheart, an account of the life and times of medieval Scottish patriot William Wallace and, to a lesser degree, Robert the Bruce's struggle to unify his nation against its English oppressors. The story begins with young Wallace, whose father and brother have been killed fighting the English, being taken into the custody of his uncle, a nationalist and pre-Renaissance renaissance man. He returns twenty years later, a man educated both in the classics and in the art of war. There he finds his childhood sweetheart Murron (Catherine McCormack), and the two quickly fall in love. There are murmurs of revolt against the English throughout the village, but Wallace remains aloof, wishing simply to tend to his crops and live in peace. However, when his love is killed by English soldiers the day after their secret marriage (held secretly so as to prevent the local English lord from exercising the repulsive right of prima noctae, the privilege of sleeping with the bride on the first night of the marriage), he springs into action and single-handedly slays an entire platoon of foot soldiers. The other villagers join him in destroying the English garrison, and thus begins the revolt against the English in what will eventually become full-fledged war. Wallace eventually leads his fellow Scots in a series of bloody battles that prove a serious threat to English domination and, along the way, has a hushed affair with the Princess of Wales (the breathtaking Sophie Marceau) before his imminent demise. For his efforts, Gibson won the honor of Best Director from the Academy; the movie also took home statuettes for Best Picture, Cinematography, Makeup, and Sound Effects. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi Rating: R (for brutal medieval warfare) Genre: Directed By: Written By: In Theaters: May 26, 1995 wide On Disc/Streaming: Aug 29, 2000 Runtime: 177 minutes Studio: Paramount Pictures Cast News & Interviews for Braveheart Critic Reviews for Braveheart Audience Reviews for Braveheart Braveheart Quotes Movie & TV guides.

Braveheart freedom meme. Braveheart and Gladiator. These movies make me cry. Both ended with our heroes dying for what they are fighting for. As much as I would have loved to see that last battle, this ending, felt right. My mom was playing this last year after my great grandma had died... i will be crying tonight D. Silva & Sonia cousins, always thought jijjo resembled him 😉. They had so much potential shame they split, its been 4 years since this song was released and I still cant get over how good it is.

Braveheart scene. 2019 mago de oz mel gipwon😀. Braveheart soundtrack. Rest in peace James Horner may the angels fly thee home. Until the new world in all its power and might come to the rescue of the old. This got me. A masterpiece and cinematic triumph for the ages. “If youre going through hell, keep going” Sir winston Churchill. Braveheart North American theatrical release poster Directed by Mel Gibson Produced by Mel Gibson Alan Ladd Jr. Bruce Davey Written by Randall Wallace Starring Mel Gibson Sophie Marceau Patrick McGoohan Catherine McCormack Music by James Horner Cinematography John Toll Edited by Steven Rosenblum Production company Icon Productions The Ladd Company Distributed by Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Fox (International) Release date May 18, 1995 ( Seattle) May 24, 1995 (United States) Running time 178 minutes Country United States [1] Language English Budget $65–70 million [2] [3] Box office $210. 4 million [2] Braveheart is a 1995 American epic war film directed and co-produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film is fictionally based on the life of Wallace leading the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack. The story is inspired by Blind Harry 's epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace. Development on the film initially started at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when producer Alan Ladd Jr. picked up the project from Wallace, but when MGM was going through new management, Ladd left the studio and took the project with him. Despite initially declining, Gibson eventually decided to direct the film, as well as star as Wallace. The film was filmed in Scotland and Ireland from June to October 1994 with a budget around $65–70 million. [4] Braveheart, which was produced by Gibson's Icon Productions and The Ladd Company, was distributed by Paramount Pictures in North America and by 20th Century Fox internationally. Released on May 24, 1995, Braveheart received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, directing, production values, battle sequences, and musical score, but criticized its inaccuracies regarding Wallace's title, love interests, and attire. [5] The film grossed $75. 6 million in the US and grossed $210. 4 million worldwide. At the 68th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won five: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Effects Editing. A sequel, Robert the Bruce, was released in 2019, with Angus Macfadyen reprising his role. Plot [ edit] In 1280, King Edward "Longshanks" invades and conquers Scotland following the death of Alexander III of Scotland, who left no heir to the throne. Young William Wallace witnesses Longshanks' treachery, survives the deaths of his father and brother, and is taken abroad on a pilgrimage throughout Europe by his paternal uncle Argyle, where he is educated. Years later, in 1297, Longshanks grants his noblemen land and privileges in Scotland, including Prima Nocte. Meanwhile, a grown Wallace returns to Scotland and falls in love with his childhood friend Murron MacClannough, and the two marry in secret. Wallace rescues Murron from being raped by English soldiers, but as she fights off their second attempt, Murron is captured and publicly executed. In retribution, Wallace leads his clan to slaughter the English garrison in his hometown and send the occupying garrison at Lanark back to England. Longshanks orders his son Prince Edward to stop Wallace by any means necessary. Alongside his friend Hamish, Wallace rebels against the English, and as his legend spreads, hundreds of Scots from the surrounding clans join him. Wallace leads his army to victory at the Battle of Stirling and then destroys the city of York, killing Longshanks' nephew and sending his severed head to the king. Wallace seeks the assistance of Robert the Bruce, the son of nobleman Robert the Elder and a contender for the Scottish crown. Robert is dominated by his father, who wishes to secure the throne for his son by submitting to the English. Worried by the threat of the rebellion, Longshanks sends his son's wife Isabella of France to try to negotiate with Wallace as a distraction for the landing of another invasion force in Scotland. After meeting him in person, Isabella becomes enamored of Wallace. She warns him of the coming invasion, and Wallace implores the Scottish nobility to take immediate action to counter the threat and take back the country, asking Robert the Bruce to lead. In 1298, leading the English army himself, Longshanks confronts the Scots at Falkirk. There, noblemen Mornay and Lochlan turn their backs on Wallace after being bribed by the king, resulting in the death of Hamish's father, Campbell. Wallace is then further betrayed when he discovers Robert the Bruce was fighting alongside Longshanks; after the battle, after seeing the damage he helped do to his countrymen, the Bruce reprimands his father and vows not to be on the wrong side again. Wallace kills Lochlan and Mornay for their betrayal, and wages a guerrilla war against the English for the next seven years, assisted by Isabella, with whom he eventually has an affair. In 1305, Robert sets up a meeting with Wallace in Edinburgh, but Robert's father has conspired with other nobles to capture and hand over Wallace to the English. Learning of his treachery, Robert disowns and banishes his father. Isabella exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by telling him that his bloodline will be destroyed upon his death as she is now pregnant with Wallace's child. In London, Wallace is brought before an English magistrate, tried for high treason, and condemned to public torture and beheading. Even whilst being hanged, drawn and quartered, Wallace refuses to submit to the king. The watching crowd, deeply moved by the Scotsman's valor, begin crying for mercy. The magistrate offers him one final chance, asking him only to utter the word, "Mercy", and be granted a quick death. Wallace instead shouts, "Freedom! ", and the judge orders his death. As Wallace's cry rings through the square, Longshanks hears it just before dying. Moments before being decapitated, Wallace sees a vision of Murron in the crowd, smiling at him. In 1314, Robert, now Scotland's king, leads a Scottish army before a ceremonial line of English troops on the fields of Bannockburn, where he is to formally accept English rule. As he begins to ride toward the English, he stops and invokes Wallace's memory. Hamish throws Wallace's sword, Braveheart, point-down in front of the English army, imploring his men to fight with Robert as they did with Wallace. With the Scots chanting Wallace's name, Robert then leads his army into battle against the stunned English, winning the Scots their freedom. The final shot of the film is the sun setting behind Braveheart as it sways in the wind. Cast [ edit] Production [ edit] This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( February 2020) Producer Alan Ladd Jr. initially had the project at MGM-Pathé Communications when he picked up the script from Wallace. [6] When MGM was going through new management in 1993, Ladd left the studio and took some of its top properties, including Braveheart. [7] Gibson came across the script and even though he liked it, he initially passed on it. However, the thought of it kept coming back to him and he ultimately decided to take on the project. [6] Gibson was initially interested in directing only and considered Brad Pitt in the role of William Wallace, but Gibson reluctantly agreed to play Wallace as well. [3] Gibson (right) on set with 20th Century Fox executive Scott Neeson Gibson and his production company, Icon Productions, had difficulty raising enough money for the film. Warner Bros. was willing to fund the project on the condition that Gibson sign for another Lethal Weapon sequel, which he refused. Gibson eventually gained enough financing for the film, with Paramount Pictures financing a third of the budget in exchange for North American distribution rights to the film, and 20th Century Fox putting up two thirds of the budget in exchange for international distribution rights. [8] [3] Principal photography on the film began on June 6, 1994. [9] While the crew spent three weeks shooting on location in Scotland, the major battle scenes were shot in Ireland using members of the Irish Army Reserve as extras. To lower costs, Gibson had the same extras, up to 1, 600 in some scenes, portray both armies. The reservists had been given permission to grow beards and swapped their military uniforms for medieval garb. [10] Principal photography ended on October 28, 1994. [11] The film was shot in the anamorphic format with Panavision C- and E-Series lenses. [12] Gibson had to tone down the film's battle scenes to avoid an NC-17 rating from the MPAA; the final version was rated R for "brutal medieval warfare ". [13] Gibson and editor Steven Rosenblum initially had a film at 195 minutes, but Sheryl Lansing, who was the head of Paramount at the time, requested Gibson and Rosenblum to cut the film down to 177 minutes. [14] According to Gibson in a 2016 interview with Collider, there is a four-hour version of the film and would be interested in reassembling it if both Paramount and Fox are interested. [15] Soundtrack [ edit] The score was composed and conducted by James Horner and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It is Horner's second of three collaborations with Mel Gibson as director. The score has gone on to be one of the most commercially successful soundtracks of all time. It received considerable acclaim from film critics and audiences and was nominated for a number of awards, including the Academy Award, Saturn Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award. Release and reception [ edit] Box office [ edit] On its opening weekend, Braveheart grossed $9, 938, 276 in the United States and $75. 6 million in its box office run in the U. S. and Canada. [2] Worldwide, the film grossed $210, 409, 945 and was the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of 1995. [2] Critical response [ edit] Braveheart earned positive reviews; critics praised Gibson's direction and performance as Wallace, the performances of its cast, and its screenplay, production values, Horner's score, and the battle sequences. The depiction of the Battle of Stirling Bridge was listed by CNN as one of the best battles in cinema history. [16] However, it was also criticized for its depiction of history. The film holds a 77% approval rating at review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 7. 25/10, based on 75 reviews. The site's consensus states "Distractingly violent and historically dodgy, Mel Gibson's Braveheart justifies its epic length by delivering enough sweeping action, drama, and romance to match its ambition. " [17] The film also has a score of 68 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 20 critic reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews". [18] Caryn James of The New York Times praised the film, calling it "one of the most spectacular entertainments in years. " Roger Ebert gave the film 3. 5 stars out of four, calling it "An action epic with the spirit of the Hollywood swordplay classics and the grungy ferocity of The Road Warrior. " In a positive review, Gene Siskel wrote that "in addition to staging battle scenes well, Gibson also manages to recreate the filth and mood of 700 years ago. " [19] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone felt that "though the film dawdles a bit with the shimmery, dappled love stuff involving Wallace with a Scottish peasant and a French princess, the action will pin you to your seat. " Not all reviews were positive, however. Richard Schickel of TIME magazine argued that "everybody knows that a non-blubbering clause is standard in all movie stars' contracts. Too bad there isn't one banning self-indulgence when they direct. " [20] Peter Stack of San Francisco Chronicle felt "at times the film seems an obsessive ode to Mel Gibson machismo. " [21] In a 2005 poll by British film magazine Empire, Braveheart was No. 1 on their list of "The Top 10 Worst Pictures to Win Best Picture Oscar". [22] Empire readers had previously voted Braveheart the best film of 1995. [23] Effect on tourism [ edit] The European premiere was on September 3, 1995, in Stirling. [24] In 1996, the year after the film was released, the annual three-day "Braveheart Conference" at Stirling Castle attracted fans of Braveheart, increasing the conference's attendance to 167, 000 from 66, 000 in the previous year. [25] In the following year, research on visitors to the Stirling area indicated that 55% of the visitors had seen Braveheart. Of visitors from outside Scotland, 15% of those who saw Braveheart said it influenced their decision to visit the country. Of all visitors who saw Braveheart, 39% said the film influenced in part their decision to visit Stirling, and 19% said the film was one of the main reasons for their visit. [26] In the same year, a tourism report said that the " Braveheart effect" earned Scotland £7 million to £15 million in tourist revenue, and the report led to various national organizations encouraging international film productions to take place in Scotland. [27] The film generated huge interest in Scotland and in Scottish history, not only around the world, but also in Scotland itself. [ citation needed] At a Braveheart Convention in 1997, held in Stirling the day after the Scottish Devolution vote and attended by 200 delegates from around the world, Braveheart author Randall Wallace, Seoras Wallace of the Wallace Clan, Scottish historian David Ross and Bláithín FitzGerald from Ireland gave lectures on various aspects of the film. [ citation needed] Several of the actors also attended including James Robinson (Young William), Andrew Weir (Young Hamish), Julie Austin (the young bride) and Mhairi Calvey (Young Murron). [ citation needed] Awards and honors [ edit] Braveheart was nominated for many awards during the 1995 Oscar season, though it was not viewed by many as a major contender such as Apollo 13, Il Postino: The Postman, Leaving Las Vegas, Sense and Sensibility, and The Usual Suspects. It wasn't until after the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director at the 53rd Golden Globe Awards that it was viewed as a serious Oscar contender. When the nominations were announced for the 68th Academy Awards, Braveheart received ten Academy Award nominations, and a month later, won five including Best Picture, Best Director for Gibson, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Makeup. [28] Braveheart became the ninth film to win Best Picture with no acting nominations and is one of only three films to win Best Picture without being nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, the other being The Shape of Water in 2017 and followed by Green Book the following year. [29] [30] [31] The film also won the Writer's Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. [32] In 2010, the Independent Film & Television Alliance selected the film as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years [33] Year Ceremony Category Recipients Result 1995 68th Academy Awards Best Picture Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr. and Bruce Davey Won Best Director Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Randall Wallace Nominated Best Cinematography John Toll Best Costume Design Charles Knode Best Sound Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons Best Sound Effects Editing Lon Bender and Per Hallberg Best Film Editing Steven Rosenblum Best Makeup Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell Best Original Score James Horner 53rd Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Drama Braveheart Best Screenplay 49th British Academy Film Awards Best Direction Best Film Music Best Production Design Thomas E. Sanders Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, and Lois Burwell Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, and Brian Simmons 1996 MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Best Male Performance Most Desirable Male Best Action Sequence Battle of Stirling 48th Writers Guild of America Awards Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay American Film Institute lists AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies – Nominated [34] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills – No. 91 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains: William Wallace – Nominated Hero [35] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: "They may take away our lives, but they'll never take our freedom! " – Nominated [36] AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated [37] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers – No. 62 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – Nominated [38] AFI's 10 Top 10 – Nominated Epic Film [39] Cultural effects [ edit] Lin Anderson, author of Braveheart: From Hollywood To Holyrood, credits the film with playing a significant role in affecting the Scottish political landscape in the mid-to-late 1990s. [40] Wallace Monument [ edit] In 1997, a 12-foot (3. 7 m), 13-tonne (13-long-ton; 14-short-ton) sandstone statue depicting Mel Gibson as William Wallace in Braveheart was placed in the car park of the Wallace Monument near Stirling, Scotland. The statue, which was the work of Tom Church, a monumental mason from Brechin, [41] included the word 'Braveheart' on Wallace's shield. The installation became the cause of much controversy; one local resident stated that it was wrong to "desecrate the main memorial to Wallace with a lump of crap". [42] In 1998, someone wielding a hammer vandalized the statue's face. After repairs were made, the statue was encased in a cage every night to prevent further vandalism. This only incited more calls for the statue to be removed, as it then appeared that the Gibson/Wallace figure was imprisoned. The statue was described as "among the most loathed pieces of public art in Scotland". [43] In 2008, the statue was returned to its sculptor to make room for a new visitor centre being built at the foot of the Wallace Monument. [44] Historical inaccuracy [ edit] Randall Wallace, who wrote the screenplay, has acknowledged Blind Harry 's 15th-century epic poem The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie as a major inspiration for the film. [45] In defending his script, Randall Wallace has said, "Is Blind Harry true? I don't know. I know that it spoke to my heart and that's what matters to me, that it spoke to my heart. " [45] Blind Harry's poem is not regarded as historically accurate, and although some incidents in the film that are not historically accurate are taken from Blind Harry (e. g. the hanging of Scottish nobles at the start), [46] there are large parts that are based neither on history nor Blind Harry (e. Wallace's affair with Princess Isabella). [5] Elizabeth Ewan describes Braveheart as a film that "almost totally sacrifices historical accuracy for epic adventure". [47] The "brave heart" refers in Scottish history to that of Robert the Bruce, and an attribution by William Edmondstoune Aytoun, in his poem Heart of Bruce, to Sir James the Good Douglas: "Pass thee first, thou dauntless heart, As thou wert wont of yore! ", prior to Douglas' demise at the Battle of Teba in Andalusia. [48] It has been described as one of the most historically inaccurate modern films. [5] Sharon Krossa noted that the film contains numerous historical errors, beginning with the wearing of belted plaid by Wallace and his men. In that period "no Scots [... ] wore belted plaids (let alone kilts of any kind). " Moreover, when Highlanders finally did begin wearing the belted plaid, it was not "in the rather bizarre style depicted in the film". She compares the inaccuracy to "a film about Colonial America showing the colonial men wearing 20th century business suits, but with the jackets worn back-to-front instead of the right way around. " [49] In a previous essay about the film, she wrote, "The events aren't accurate, the dates aren't accurate, the characters aren't accurate, the names aren't accurate, the clothes aren't accurate—in short, just about nothing is accurate. " [50] The belted plaid ( feileadh mór léine) was not introduced until the 16th century. [51] Peter Traquair has referred to Wallace's "farcical representation as a wild and hairy highlander painted with woad (1, 000 years too late) running amok in a tartan kilt (500 years too early). " [52] In fact, Wallace was a lowlander; thus, the mountains and glens of his home as depicted in the film are also inaccurate. Irish historian Seán Duffy remarked "the battle of Stirling Bridge could have done with a bridge. " [53] In 2009, the film was second on a list of "most historically inaccurate movies" in The Times. [5] In the humorous non-fictional historiography An Utterly Impartial History of Britain (2007), author John O'Farrell claims that Braveheart could not have been more historically inaccurate, even if a Plasticine dog had been inserted in the film and the title changed to " William Wallace and Gromit ". [54] In the DVD audio commentary of Braveheart, Mel Gibson acknowledges many of the historical inaccuracies but defends his choices as director, noting that the way events were portrayed in the film was much more "cinematically compelling" than the historical fact or conventional mythos. [5] Jus primae noctis [ edit] Edward Longshanks, King of England, is shown invoking Jus primae noctis, allowing the lord of a medieval estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters on their wedding nights. Critical medieval scholarship regards this supposed right as a myth: "the simple reason why we are dealing with a myth here rests in the surprising fact that practically all writers who make any such claims have never been able or willing to cite any trustworthy source, if they have any. " [55] [56] Occupation and independence [ edit] The film suggests Scotland had been under English occupation for some time, at least during Wallace's childhood, and in the run-up to the Battle of Falkirk Wallace says to the younger Bruce, "[W]e'll have what none of us have ever had before, a country of our own. " In fact, Scotland had been invaded by England only the year before Wallace's rebellion; prior to the death of King Alexander III it had been a fully separate kingdom. [57] After Alexander III death in 1286 his granddaughter Margaret, Maid of Norway, succeeded to the throne of Scotland until her death in 1290 in Orkney. At one point, Wallace's uncle refers to a piper as “playing outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes. " Not only were bagpipes not outlawed at the time, they likely had not yet been introduced to Scotland. Further, the widely-held belief that bagpipes were banned by the Act of Proscription 1746 (400 years later), is erroneous. Bagpipes were never specifically outlawed in Scotland. Portrayal of William Wallace [ edit] As John Shelton Lawrence and Robert Jewett writes, "Because [William] Wallace is one of Scotland's most important national heroes and because he lived in the very distant past, much that is believed about him is probably the stuff of legend. But there is a factual strand that historians agree to", summarized from Scots scholar Matt Ewart: Wallace was born into the gentry of Scotland; his father lived until he was 18, his mother until his 24th year; he killed the sheriff of Lanark when he was 27, apparently after the murder of his wife; he led a group of commoners against the English in a very successful battle at Stirling in 1297, temporarily receiving appointment as guardian; Wallace's reputation as a military leader was ruined in the same year of 1297, leading to his resignation as guardian; he spent several years of exile in France before being captured by the English at Glasgow, this resulting in his trial for treason and his cruel execution. [58] A. E. Christa Canitz writes about the historical William Wallace further: "[He] was a younger son of the Scottish gentry, usually accompanied by his own chaplain, well-educated, and eventually, having been appointed Guardian of the Kingdom of Scotland, engaged in diplomatic correspondence with the Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Hamburg ". She finds that in Braveheart, "any hint of his descent from the lowland gentry (i. e., the lesser nobility) is erased, and he is presented as an economically and politically marginalized Highlander and 'a farmer'—as one with the common peasant, and with a strong spiritual connection to the land which he is destined to liberate. " [59] Colin McArthur writes that Braveheart "constructs Wallace as a kind of modern, nationalist guerrilla leader in a period half a millennium before the appearance of nationalism on the historical stage as a concept under which disparate classes and interests might be mobilised within a nation state. " Writing about Braveheart ' s "omissions of verified historical facts", McArthur notes that Wallace made "overtures to Edward I seeking less severe treatment after his defeat at Falkirk", as well as "the well-documented fact of Wallace's having resorted to conscription and his willingness to hang those who refused to serve. " [60] Canitz posits that depicting "such lack of class solidarity" as the conscriptions and related hangings "would contaminate the movie's image of Wallace as the morally irreproachable primus inter pares among his peasant fighters. " [59] Portrayal of Isabella of France [ edit] Isabella of France is shown having an affair with Wallace after the Battle of Falkirk. She later tells Edward I she is pregnant, implying that her son, Edward III, was a product of the affair. In reality, Isabella was around three years old and living in France at the time of the Battle of Falkirk, was not married to Edward II until he was already king, and Edward III was born seven years after Wallace died. [61] [5] Portrayal of Robert the Bruce [ edit] Robert the Bruce did change sides between the Scots loyalists and the English more than once in the earlier stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence, but he never betrayed Wallace directly, and he probably did not fight on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk (although this claim does appear in a few medieval sources). [62] Later, the Battle of Bannockburn was not a spontaneous battle; he had already been fighting a guerrilla campaign against the English for eight years. [63] His title before becoming king was Earl of Carrick, not Earl of Bruce. [64] Portrayal of Longshanks and Prince Edward [ edit] The actual Edward I was ruthless and temperamental, but the film exaggerates his negative aspects for effect. Edward enjoyed poetry and harp music, was a devoted and loving husband to his wife Eleanor of Castile, and as a religious man, he gave generously to charity. The film's scene where he scoffs cynically at Isabella for distributing gold to the poor after Wallace refuses it as a bribe would have been unlikely. Also, Edward died on campaign two years after Wallace's execution, not in bed at his home. [65] The depiction of the future Edward II as an effeminate homosexual drew accusations of homophobia against Gibson. We cut a scene out, unfortunately... where you really got to know that character [Edward II] and to understand his plight and his pain... But it just stopped the film in the first act so much that you thought, 'When's this story going to start? ' [66] [ better source needed] Gibson defended his depiction of Prince Edward as weak and ineffectual, saying: I'm just trying to respond to history. You can cite other examples— Alexander the Great, for example, who conquered the entire world, was also a homosexual. But this story isn't about Alexander the Great. It's about Edward II. [67] In response to Longshanks' murder of the Prince's male lover Phillip, Gibson replied: "The fact that King Edward throws this character out a window has nothing to do with him being gay... He's terrible to his son, to everybody. " [68] Gibson asserted that the reason Longshanks kills his son's lover is because the king is a " psychopath ". [69] Gibson expressed bewilderment that some filmgoers would laugh at this murder. The real Sir Philip Mowbray was never murdered by Edward I. Edward I died in 1307, with Mowbray living past his death, until 1318. [70] [71] Wallace's military campaign [ edit] "MacGregors from the next glen" joining Wallace shortly after the action at Lanark is dubious, since it is questionable whether Clan Gregor existed at that stage, and when they did emerge their traditional home was Glen Orchy, some distance from Lanark. [72] Wallace did win an important victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, but the version in Braveheart is highly inaccurate, as it was filmed without a bridge (and without Andrew Moray, joint commander of the Scots army, who was fatally injured in the battle). Later, Wallace did carry out a large-scale raid into the north of England, but he did not get as far south as York, nor did he kill Longshanks' nephew [73] (however, this was not as wide of the mark as Blind Harry, who has Wallace making it as far south as St. Albans, and only refraining from attacking London after the English queen came out to meet him). [46] Edward's nephew John of Brittany did take part in the Wars of Scottish Independence, but he was not killed, dying of natural causes. [74] The "Irish conscripts" at the Battle of Falkirk are also unhistorical; there were no Irish troops at Falkirk (although many of the English army were actually Welsh) [75] and it is anachronistic to refer to conscripts in the Middle Ages (although there were feudal levies). The two-handed long swords used by Gibson in the film were not in wide use in the period. A one-handed sword and shield would have been more accurate. [76] Accusations of Anglophobia [ edit] Sections of the English media accused the film of harboring Anglophobia. The Economist called it " xenophobic ", [77] and John Sutherland writing in The Guardian stated that: " Braveheart gave full rein to a toxic Anglophobia". [78] [79] [80] In The Times, Colin McArthur said "the political effects are truly pernicious. It's a xenophobic film. " [79] Ian Burrell of The Independent has noted, "The Braveheart phenomenon, a Hollywood-inspired rise in Scottish nationalism, has been linked to a rise in anti-English prejudice". [81] Home media [ edit] Braveheart was released on DVD on August 29, 2000. [82] It was released on Blu-ray as part of the Paramount Sapphire Series on September 1, 2009. [83] It was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray as part of the 4K upgrade of the Paramount Sapphire Series on May 15, 2018. [83] Sequel [ edit] On February 9, 2018, a sequel titled Robert the Bruce was announced. The film will lead directly on from Braveheart and follow the widow Moira, portrayed by Anna Hutchison, and her family (portrayed by Gabriel Bateman and Talitha Bateman), who save Robert the Bruce, with Angus Macfadyen reprising his role from Braveheart. The cast will also include Jared Harris, Patrick Fugit, Zach McGowan, Emma Kenney, Diarmaid Murtagh, Seoras Wallace, Shane Coffey, Kevin McNally, and Melora Walters. 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