“A Knight’s Tale” (Brian Helgeland, released 25 years ago on May 11th 2001) – Geoffrey (Paul Bettany) gives a rousing introduction to ‘Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein of Gelderland’ (Heath Ledger)
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“A Knight’s Tale” (Brian Helgeland, released 25 years ago on May 11th 2001) – Geoffrey (Paul Bettany) gives a rousing introduction to ‘Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein of Gelderland’ (Heath Ledger)
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Bettany is playing Geoffrey Chaucer, author of Canterbury Tales. The Knight’s Tale being the first Canterbury Tale.
First dude looked like Benedict Cumberbatch in 240p
Love this movie!
This movie has absolutely no business being this entertaining.
Sir Ulriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic
one of my favorite knight movies
Easily one of my favorite movies of all time, such a good one!
The final speech and “your father heard that”… I would run through a brick fucking wall
Sometime I realize that Paul Bettany could very well play Sting in a biopic. 😅
You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting.
Why for not mention Alan Tudyk? he’s in the pic.
This lil scene/moment legitimately achieved iconic status. I swear everyone remembers this. Just great writing & execution & performance. AKT is good fun & Bettany steals the show with little screen time. Fantastic acting.
If you can, catch the musical adaptation, it was very fun
This is the first and only movie I’ve ever walked out of.
I fell in love with Bettany the first time I watched this. His deleted scene speech is even better imo.
This was proof Bethany was going to be great early on. Puedoy was great, Tudyk was even greater.
Trudging. To trudge.
watched this in a movie theater back in the day, high as fuck with a couple friends. it was a fucking riot. whole damn theater was cackling like hyenas.
He’s blonde, he’s pissed!
He’ll see you in the lists!
Liechtenstein! Liechtenstein!
He’s blonde, he’s tan!
He comes from Gelderland!
He comes from Gelderland!
Gelderland, Gelderland, Gelderland!
Gelderland, Gelderland, Gelderland!
Gelderland, Gelderland, Gelderland!
Whats up with the one lady wearing a modern sun hat and pant suit?
Under rated film
This is the first period movie that I can remember that used modern music. I remember it confused the hell out of me. It’s way more common now.
That time Vision, The Joker, Robert Baratheon, and Wash were best friends.
Spoiler – the knight that withdraws is the crown prince. Interestingly, the design of his face-plate allows him to reveal his face without lifting his visor, widely believed to be the origin of the modern-day salute.
So he will never salute another due to his lineage.
The gentle hand to his mouth after delivering “to better understand the sound… Of a whisper”. Just pure acting gold.