Every man dies, not every man really lives.
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.
ActionDramaHistoryWarenglandscotlandloss of loved oneidealismbased on true storycatholicmedievalwardramaticpowerful
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Character
Earnest, epic, resolved and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Mel GibsonWilliam Wallace
- Catherine McCormackMurron MacClannough
- Sophie MarceauPrincess Isabelle
- Patrick McGoohanKing Edward
- Angus MacfadyenRobert the Bruce
- Brendan GleesonHamish Campbell
- James RobinsonYoung William Wallace
- James CosmoCampbell
- Sean McGinleyMacClannough
- Gerda StevensonMother MacClannough
Crew
- Mel GibsonDirector
- Randall WallaceWriter
- John TollDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Steven RosenblumEditor
- Bruce DaveyProducer
- Alan Ladd Jr.Producer
- Mel GibsonProducer
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