Braveheart

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of action epics about the knight William Wallace; Mel Gibson directs and stars.
• Sophie Marceau and Brendan Gleeson appear alongside Mel Gibson.
• About 2 hours 57 minutes, with plenty of violent battle scenes.

Synopsis

Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack and Angus Macfadyen. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's 15th century epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace.

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Director & cast

• M

  Mel Gibson

  Director

• M

  Mel Gibson

  William Wallace

• S

  Sophie Marceau

  Princess Isabelle

• B

  Brendan Gleeson

  Hamish

• P

  Patrick McGoohan

  Longshanks - King Edward I

• A

  Angus Macfadyen

  Robert the Bruce

• J

  James Cosmo

  Campbell

• D

  David O'Hara

  Stephen

• I

  Ian Bannen

  The Leper