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Braveheart

Braveheart

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

19957.92h 58m

Overview

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Directed by Mel Gibson
Written by Randall Wallace
Produced by Bruce Davey, Alan Ladd Jr., Mel Gibson
Box OfficeBudget: $72.0MRevenue: $213.2M

Top Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

William Wallace

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Murron MacClannough

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Princess Isabelle

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

King Edward

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Robert the Bruce

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Hamish Campbell

James Robinson

James Robinson

Young William Wallace

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Campbell

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

MacClannough

G

Gerda Stevenson

Mother MacClannough

Themes & Keywords

englandscotlandloss of loved oneidealismbased on true storycatholicmedievalwardramaticpowerful

About Braveheart

Braveheart is a action, drama, history, war film released in 1995 exploring themes of england, scotland, loss of loved one, idealism, based on true story, catholic. Directed by Mel Gibson, it stars Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau. Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

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