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- Sarah Paris
- Angus MacFadyen (Robert the Bruce) Although Robert the Bruce is heralded in Scottish history, he left behind a complicated legacy. "Braveheart" characterizes the not-yet crowned Scottish king as a betrayer of William Wallace until he has second thoughts and takes up the mantle of Wallace's fight for freedom.
- Peter Hanly (Prince Edward) In "Braveheart," the smarmy Prince Edward makes a great foil for the over-the-top heroism of William Wallace — he is a villain audiences love to hate.
- Brendan Gleeson (Hamish) As William Wallace's best friend Hamish in "Braveheart," Brendan Gleeson is fiercely loyal, funny, and exuberant. Before the movie's release, the actor played Michael Collins in the Irish television film, "The Treaty."
- Patrick McGoohan (King Edward I) In "Braveheart," King Edward I, also known by the moniker "Longshanks," set the bar for all future cinematic royal villains.
5 days ago · Catherine McCormack plays the role of Murron MacClannough, William Wallace's love interest and wife.
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When one pictures a Scot, the image typically depicted is one of a working-class, kilt-wearing ruffian playing bagpipes. If that were indeed true, then Braveheart has arguably the most realistic portrayal of Scots on film. Only it's not. A young Wallace and his family, in the film, are poor farmers living in a Highland glen. In actuality, Wallace w...
Women do not fare much better in the film. Wallace's wife Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack) is publicly executed in the film. That event did happen, and while it wasn't the catalyst of Wallace's vendetta against the English, it was the straw that broke the back. The indignity around the figure is that Murron wasn't even her name. Her real n...
The strength of Braveheart is in its depiction of the historicbattles between the Scottish and the English, appropriately grand and bloody in equal parts. But, yet again, another aspect of the film that plays fast and loose with the facts. The image of Wallace prepared for battle with blue woad face paint and a long sword is a striking image, but t...
Charged with treason, Wallace was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered. The film doesn't seem to hold back in detailing the gruesome execution, but the truth is the real execution was far, far worse than what appears on-screen. Four different horses, one per limb, dragged Wallace for miles to his execution. He was hanged almost to the point...
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- Mel Gibson
- Mel Gibson
May 24, 1995 · Braveheart: Directed by Mel Gibson. With James Robinson, Sean Lawlor, Sandy Nelson, James Cosmo. Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Mel Gibson
- 1995-05-24
Since his death, Wallace has obtained a legendary status beyond his homeland. He is the protagonist of Blind Harry 's 15th-century epic poem The Wallace and the subject of literary works by Jane Porter and Sir Walter Scott, and of the Academy Award -winning film Braveheart .
Jun 25, 2017 · Scotland. By Peter Swindon. Share. SHE was the child star who stole our hearts when she lit up the big screen as the girl who grew up to become William Wallace's wife in Oscar-winning epic...
Dec 3, 2023 · To a generation of moviegoers, Mel Gibson's Braveheart cemented William Wallace's place as one of the greatest military leaders of all time. Gibson's film portrays William Wallace as a reluctant hero who draws his sword in vengeance after his beloved wife is murdered.
