Kingdom of Heaven [DVD] / Twentieth Century Fox presents ; produced by Ridley Scott ; written by William Monahan ; directed by Ridley Scott.
Material type:
FilmLanguage: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.Description: 1 DVD (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification: - DVD 809A
- Director of photography, John Mathieson ; film editor, Dody Dorn ; music by Harry Gregson-Williams.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| 3 Day Loan | LSAD Library DVD collection | DVD 809A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100586446 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the Crusades of the 12th century. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is a humble French blacksmith who is searching for a reason to go on after the death of his wife and children. Balian is approached by Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a fabled knight who has briefly returned home after serving in the East. Godfrey informs Balian that he is his true father, and urges the blacksmith to join him as he and his forces journey to Jerusalem to help defend the holy city. Balian accepts, and he and Godfrey arrive during the lull between the Second and Third Crusades, in which the city is enjoying a fragile peace. Both Christian and Muslim forces are temporarily in retreat, thanks to the wisdom of the Christian monarch King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton), his second-in-command Tiberias (Jeremy Irons), and Muslim potentate Saladin (Ghassan Massoud). Violent agitators on both sides are foolishly eager to end the peace in a bid for greater power, and Saladin bows to pressures from Muslim factions; Godfrey is one of a handful of brave knights who has thrown his allegiance behind Baldwin IV and his community of diversity, and Balian joins him as they use their skills as warriors in a bid to build a lasting peace. Kingdom of Heaven also stars Eva Green as the princess Sibylla, David Thewlis as Hospitaler the priest, and Brendan Gleeson as Reynald. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Canadian home video rating: 14A.
Director of photography, John Mathieson ; film editor, Dody Dorn ; music by Harry Gregson-Williams.
Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons, Eva Green, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Michael Sheen.
Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, who, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and epic warfare.