Braveheart

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(action, biography, drama, war)

The movie begins in the small town of Elerslie, Scotland. William lives with his father, who is not named in the film, and his older brother Malcolm. William's father and older brother are called to a meeting a few miles from their home where they find the entire nobility of Scotland hanging. Malcolm and his father then go to a battle between the British and their clan, both die tragically. At the funeral William meets his uncle Argyle who fought in the battle with Malcolm and his father. He takes him away to live with him. The scene then cuts to an adult William on his horse. William later runs into a girl he knew before he went to live with Argyle, her name, Murron, we discover that Lords have the right to sleep with brides on their wedding night, so William marries Murron in secret. Murron is the assaulted by a British guard, the guard is killed by William, a fight ensues, and eventually Murron is killed by the lord. This enrages Wallace who then build himself a fine army entering city's and killing all Englishman within. Wallace prepares to move on to Sterling where he prepared for his greatest battle yet, in the forest he realises that he must find a way to beat the heavy cavalry from the ground, he decided to create spears twice as long as men. These were used in the battle to kill the entire heavy cavalry raised at the last minute to kill the on coming horses. Eventually Wallace reaches York, the most important military city he gains control. Williams final battle at Falkirk ends in his betrayal by two nobles, whom he later kills. William is betrayed by the leper father of Robert the Bruce, is captured and refuses to bow down as a loyal subject of the king Edward I, Longshanks. Therefore, instead of mere beheading William Wallace is subject to being Hung, hung within an inch of death. Drawn, being stretched by his ankles and wrists and then having his insides shown to him before he died. Then Quartered, he was beheaded and his head was put on the London Bridge his body was torn into for pieces one sent to each corner of Britain as a warning to the citizens. After Wallace's death we see Robert the Bruce led the battle of Bannockburn the last battle for Scotland's freedom.

actors:

Mel Gibson	as William Wallace
James Robinson	as Young William Wallace
Sandy Nelson	as John Wallace
James Cosmo	as Campbell
Sean Lawlor	as MacClannough
Alan Tall	as Elder Stewart
Andrew Weir	as Young Hamish Campbell
Gerda Stevenson	as Mother MacClannough
Ralph Riach	as Priest #1
Mhairi Calvey	as Young Murron MacClannough
Brian Cox	as Argyle Wallace
Patrick McGoohan	as King Edward I Longshanks
Peter Hanly	as Prince of Wales Edward
Sophie Marceau	as Princess Isabelle

directors:
Mel Gibson
rating:8.30

See also: Action: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The

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