Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Genre

epic film, historical film, drama fiction, drama film, action film, war film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 5,055 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A blacksmith joins the Crusades to protect Jerusalem. He becomes a knight and leads the city's defense against a massive army.

epicdramaticbattle-filledsomberatmosphericslow-pacedseriousgrand

What happens

Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It features an ensemble cast including Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, and Liam Neeson. The film is a portrayal of the events leading to the Third Crusade, focusing mainly on Balian of Ibelin who fights to defend the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem from the Ayyubid Sultan Saladin. Filming took place in Ouarzazate, Morocco, and in Spain, at the Loarre Castle (Huesca), Segovia, Ávila, Palma del Río, and Seville's Casa de Pilatos and Alcázar. The film was released on 6 May 2005 by 20th Century Fox and received mixed reviews upon theatrical release. A director's cut was released on 23 December 2005 and received a more positive feedback. It grossed $218 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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