Kingdom of Heaven
IMDB Rating: 6.90, 23180 votes
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Storyline
It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin. But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth. Balian takes the sword and steps into history.
Actors
| Gravedigger | Martin Hancock |
| Sibylla | Eva Green |
| Reynald | Brendan Gleeson |
| Priest | Michael Sheen |
| Balian's Wife | Nathalie Cox |
| Tiberias | Jeremy Irons |
| Firuz | Eriq Ebouaney |
| King Baldwin | Edward Norton |
| Odo | Jouko Ahola |
| Hospitaler | David Thewlis |
| Godfrey | Liam Neeson |
| Squire | Philip Glenister |
| Balian | Orlando Bloom |
| Apprentice | Bronson Webb |
| English Sergeant | Kevin McKidd |
| Village Sheriff | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| Angelic Priest | Steven Robertson |
| Guy de Lusignan | Marton Csokas |
| Nasir | Alexander Siddig |
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Posted in: 2005, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War
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Kingdom of Heaven
IMDB Rating: 6.90, 23180 votes
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Posted in: 2005, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War
Tagged: 1180s, 12th century, adultery, archery, army, battle, blacksmith, blood, blood splatter, bravery, brother sister relationship, catapult, christianity, corpse, corruption, cross, crucifix, crusades, death, decapitation, deformed man, deformity, disfigured face, epic, face slap, fall from height, father son relationship, fire, flaming arrow, fortress, gore, grave digging, hand to hand combat, hatred, head on stake, heroism, holy war, honor, impalement, islam, italy, jerusalem, king, knight, leper, leprosy, loss of brother, loss of child, loss of father, loss of son, loss of wife, love, marriage, massacre, middle east, military, person on fire, priest, public execution, queen, religion, self sacrifice, severed head, ship wreck, shot in the chest, shot in the head, shot in the throat, shot to death, siege, slit throat, social commentary, stabbed in stomach, stabbed in the back, stabbed in the chest, stabbed in the head, stabbed in the leg, stabbed in the throat, suicide, sword fight, throat slitting, title spoken by character, tolerance, treason, unhappy marriage, warrior, wilhelm scream