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Kingdom of Heaven

- Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Release Date : 2005-05-03

Language :ArabicEnglishItalianLatin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Scott Free ProductionsBKKOHReino del CieloInside Track 320th Century FoxBabelsberg Film

Production Country : GermanySpainUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Kingdom Of Heaven Director's CutKingdom Of Heaven Director's Cut RoadshowThe Crusades

Cast

Character Name : Balian de Ibelin

Original Name : Orlando Bloom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sibylla

Original Name : Eva Green

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tiberias

Original Name : Jeremy Irons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospitaler

Original Name : David Thewlis

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Baldwin

Original Name : Edward Norton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saladin

Original Name : غسان مسعود

Gender : Male

Character Name : Godfrey de Ibelin

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reynald de Chatillon

Original Name : Brendan Gleeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy de Lusignan

Original Name : Marton Csokas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nasir

Original Name : Alexander Siddig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Michael Sheen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mullah

Original Name : Khaled El Nabawy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Village Sheriff

Original Name : Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Gender : Male

Character Name : English Sergeant

Original Name : Kevin McKidd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Almaric

Original Name : Velibor Topic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patriarch of Jerusalem

Original Name : Jon Finch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Templar Master

Original Name : Ulrich Thomsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Odo

Original Name : Jouko Ahola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reynald's Templar Knight

Original Name : Shane Attwooll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peasant Boy

Original Name : Peter Cant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Balian's Wife

Original Name : Nathalie Cox

Gender : Female

Character Name : Saracen Engineer

Original Name : Emilio Doorgasingh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sibylla's Maid

Original Name : Samira Draa

Gender : Female

Character Name : Firuz

Original Name : Ériq Ebouaney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saladin's Sister

Original Name : Giannina Facio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Richard Coeur de Lion

Original Name : Iain Glen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squire

Original Name : Philip Glenister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gravedigger

Original Name : Martin Hancock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Ibelin Housekeeper

Original Name : Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muslim Grandee

Original Name : Nasser Memarzia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angelic Priest

Original Name : Steven Robertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rider

Original Name : Matthew Rutherford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saracen Messenger

Original Name : Karim Saleh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Sergeant

Original Name : Michael Shaeffer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Apprentice

Original Name : Bronson Webb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard's Knight

Original Name : Angus Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Guard (director's cut)

Original Name : Tim Barlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Son of Roger de Cormier (director's cut)

Original Name : Paul Brightwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Pilgram (director's cut)

Original Name : Peter Copley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bishop (director's cut)

Original Name : Bill Paterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Godfrey's Elder Brother (director's cut)

Original Name : Robert Pugh

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Good start and ending, weak middle, but magnificent photography and haunting score "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) isn’t as good as contemporaneous sword & sandal flicks "Troy" (one of my favorites) and "King Arthur" (very good), but it's not bad either. THE PLOT: After the death of his child and suicide of his wife, Balian (Orlando Bloom) meets his long, lost father (Liam Neeson) who encourages him to go to Jerusalem and start a new life. After a long eventful trip, Balian arrives in Jerusalem and is introduced to Princess Sibylla (Eva Green), the leprous King Baldwin and other VIPs. The political maneuverings of these key personnel is mindboggling (I suggest using the subtitles to keep track of who’s who) but, when all is said and done, Balian must rise to the challenge of defending the city against Saladin (Ghassan Massoud) and his great Muslim army. Like "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "Kingdom of Heaven" is a film that can be enjoyed just for the visuals and soundtrack. The film was shot in Morocco where a vast replica of ancient Jerusalem was built in the desert with the backgrounds enhanced by CGI effects, and so on. Story-wise, the beginning and ending are strong while the convoluted soap operatics of Jerusalem aren't very compelling, but Eva Green's awesome eyes help. I'm no connoisseur of the crusades but I realize the filmmakers put a modern spin on the events and ideology of the characters. So what else is new? In any case, I was impressed that all the main players are based on real-life people and that the gist of the story is accurate. The Theatrical Cut runs 144 minutes and the Director's Cut about 48 minutes longer. The DC is heralded as one of the best DCs ever, like "Daredevil" (2003). BOTTOM LINE: "Kingdom of Heaven" is worth it just for the magnificent visuals and soundtrack. The story starts strong and ends strong while the dramatics of the lengthy mid-section are complicated and not very compelling. But story drive and interesting characters were never director Ridley Scott’s strong suit. Nevertheless, Orlando Bloom is likable as the protagonist and Massoud makes for a striking Saladin, who doesn’t appear till the halfway point. GRADE: C+/B-

BornKnight

@BornKnight

2024-02-20

One of the most hated movies by Ridley Scott, that shows the difference of what versions and cuts can have on a movie. This movie have a Theatrical version (144 min.) a Director's Cut (189 min.) and Director's Cut Roadshow Version (194 min.) (that I watched years after watching the theatrical on cinema). The movie is loosely based on the story of Balian I of Ibelin (originally a noble of French or Italy, but portraited as his son in this movie and epoch) travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. A tale of noble actions and ideals on the 2nd Crusade among equally noblesse and troubled people. It is not totally historically accurate (let's say 50%) but is one of the most impressive movies about the crusade with all the desert, sun and bloody scenes than you can imagine (and a fictional end). Originally a 7.0 raised up to a 7.8 out of 10.0 in this version B+ (not sure if this is the version that Netflix have).