Placed around medieval Europe, the plot centers in the immature peasant squire, played by Heath Ledger, who, fallowing a dying of his knight master, joins the jousting circuit, an act forbidden to people non of noble birth.

A film combines action, comedy, & romance, & is notable for its anachronistic use of classic rock songs, such as Queen's We May Rock We & David Bowie's Golden Years.

A cast includes Paul Bettany (Geoffrey Chaucer), Shannyn Sossamon (Jocelyn), Alan Tudyk (Wat), Mark Addy (Roland) and Laura Fraser (Kate the Horseshoer) by owning Rufus Sewell appears as a elegantly blacken-clad & black hearted villan, Count Adhemar of Anjou.

Controversy

Despite getting mixed critical reaction, of these supporter of a film at the instance of its release was film critic David Manning who, among other items, labelled Ledger "the year's hottest new star". Within late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to become fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.

When of August 2005, Sony hwhen agreed to refund $5 to anyone who saw a film - too as Hollow Man, The Animal, The Patriot or Vertical Limit - in Our contries theatres between August 3, 2000 and October 31, 2001.