A Knight's Tale (2001)
Actors:
Carter Burwell (composer),
Brian Helgeland (director),
Rufus Sewell (actor),
Jan Kuzelka (actor),
Brian Helgeland (writer),
Brian Helgeland (producer),
David Schneider (actor),
Roger Ashton-Griffiths (actor),
Nick Brimble (actor),
David Sterne (actor),
Heath Ledger (actor),
Paul Bettany (actor),
Alan Tudyk (actor),
Burton Sharp (miscellaneous crew),
Stanley Brossette (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales," as well as the story of Ulrich von Lichtenstein, this is the story of William, a young squire with a gift for jousting. After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer. William, lacking a proper pedigree, convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy documents that will pass him off as a knight. With his newly-minted history in hand, the young man sets out to prove himself a worthy knight at the country's jousting competition, and finds romance along the way.
Keywords: anachronism, angry-mob, apostrophe-in-title, apple, armor, bare-midriff, black-prince, blacksmith, blind-man, broken-arm
Genres:
Action,
Adventure,
Drama,
Romance,
Romance,
Taglines: From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars He Will Rock You He didn't make the rules. He was born to break them.
Quotes:
William: For that I say my rosary to her and no-one else.::Wat: Will, that's blasphemy.
Chaucer: Look, I have a gambling problem. I can't help myself. And these people will - quite literally - take off clothes of your back.::William: What are you expecting us to do about it?::Peter The Pardoner of Rouen: He assured us that you, his liege, would pay us.::William: And who are you?::Peter The Pardoner of Rouen: Peter, a humble pardoner and purveyor of religious relics.::William: How much does he owe you?::Simon The Summoner of Rouen: Ten gold florins.::William: What would you do to him, if I was to refuse?::Simon The Summoner of Rouen: We, on behalf of the Lord God, would take him of his flesh, so that he may understand that gambling is a sin.
William: It's not in me to withdraw.::Prince Edward: No. Nor me. Though it happens.
Adhemar: You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. In what world could you possibly beat me?
Prince Edward: Your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough.
William: Leave, Roland. Let them have me.::Roland: God love you, William. So do I.
Chaucer: [singing] He's quick, he's funny, he makes me lots of money, Lichtenstein! Lichtenstein!
Old Bishop: [after William rides into the cathedral on a horse to woo Jocelyn] Ladies! Does this not shock you?::Jocelyn: [feigning sadness] I only laugh to keep from weeping.::Old Bishop: I know, child. Pray that the years come quickly for you, taking your beauty so that you may better serve Him.::Jocelyn: I do, every day. [raises hands to face] God, why did you curse me with this face?::Old Bishop: God has a plan we know not. [offers hand to Jocelyn to kiss]::Jocelyn: [goes to kiss hand, but instead admires a costly ring on his finger] Oh, that is lovely...
[first lines]::William: Should we help him?
Jocelyn: Damn your pride, William. It is you and only you that will not see you run.::William: My pride is the only thing that they can't take from me.::Jocelyn: They can take it away from you, they can and they will. Oh, they will. But love they cannot take.
The Murder Man (1935)
Actors:
Lionel Atwill (actor),
Irving Bacon (actor),
William Bailey (actor),
Robert Barrat (actor),
Al Bridge (actor),
James P. Burtis (actor),
Ralph Bushman (actor),
Allan Cavan (actor),
George Chandler (actor),
Jack Cheatham (actor),
Davison Clark (actor),
Charles Coleman (actor),
William Collier Sr. (actor),
Heinie Conklin (actor),
Stanley Andrews (actor),
Plot: Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Keywords: confession-of-crime, conscience, detective, doorman, editor, execution, false-accusation, father-son-relationship, frame-up, guard
Genres:
Crime,
Drama,
Romance,
Thriller,