Braveheart (1995)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 177 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: Panavision 2.35:1
Sound: DTS Dolby Digital

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox / B.H. Finance C.V. / Icon Entertainment International / Paramount Pictures / The Ladd Company
Executive Producer: Stephen McEveety
Producers: Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr, Bruce Davey

SCRIPT
Script: Randall Wallace

DIRECTION
Director: Mel Gibson
2nd Unit Directors: Matt Earl Beesley, Mic Rodgers

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John Toll
2nd Unit Directors of Photography: John Clothier, Eddie Collins, Raymond Stella

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Steven Rosenblum
Additional Editor: Victor Dubois

MUSIC
Music: James Horner

SOUND
Sound Recording: Anna Behlmer

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up Supervisor: Maire O'Sullivan
Key Make Up: Peter Frampton
Make Up: Amanda Knight, Beryl Lerman
Hair Supervisor: Anne Dunne
Key Hair: Paul Pattison
Hair: Francesca Crowder, Eileen Doyle, Barry Richardson, Annie Townsend

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: R/Greenberg Associates (West) Inc
Chief Special Effects: Nick Allder

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael L. Fink

DIGITAL EFFECTS
Crowd Multiplication: The Computer Film Company

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Tom Sanders
Supervising Art Director: Dan Dorrance
Art Directors: Ken Court, Nathan Crowley, John Lucas, Ned McLoughlin

LOCATIONS
Locations: Glen Nevis, Fort William, Scotland, UK; Fort William, Glencoe, Scotland, UK; Loch Leven, Onich, Highland, Scotland, UK; Sally's Gap, County Wicklow, Ireland; St Margarets, Dublin, Ireland; The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland; Ballymore Eustace, Kildare, Ireland; Trim Castle, Trim, County Meath, Ireland; Dunsoghly Castle, Ireland; Ardmore Studios, Wicklow, Ireland
Location Managers: Frances Byrne, Dougal Cousins, John McDonnell, Grania O'Shannon, Paul Shersby

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinators: Simon Crane, Mic Rodgers
Stunts: Simon Crane, Mic Rodgers, Brian Bowes, Marc Cass, David Cronnelly, Gabe Cronnelly, Graeme Crowther, Tom Delmar, Jamie Edgell, Steve Griffin, Paul Heasman, Mark Henson, Dominic Hewitt, Paul Jennings, Tim Lawrence, Phil Lonergan, Sean McCabe, Donal O'Farrell, Peter Pedrero, Gary Powell, Mark Southworth, Julian Spencer, Tom Struthers, Alan Walsh, Luis Gutierez Santos, Terry Forrestal, Kieron Shah (uncredited)
Utility Stunts: Stuart Stark (uncredited)

CASTING
Casting: Patsy Pollock

CAST
Mel Gibson (William Wallace)
James Robinson (young William)
Sean Lawlor (Malcolm Wallace)
Sandy Nelson (John Wallace)
James Cosmo (Campbell)
Sean McGinley (MacClannough)
Alan Tall (elder Stewart)
Andrew Weir (young Hamish)
Gerda Stevenson (Mother MacClannough)
Ralph Riach (priest #1)
Mhairi Calvey (young Murron)
Brian Cox (Argyle Wallace)
Patrick McGoohan (Longshanks - King Edward I)
Peter Hanly (Prince Edward)
Sophie Marceau (Princess Isabelle)
Stephen Billington (Phillip)
Barry McGovern (King's advisor)
Angus MacFadyen (Robert the Bruce)
John Kavanagh (Craig)
Alun Armstrong (Mornay)
Catherine McCormack (Murron)
Brendan Gleeson (Hamish)
Tommy Flanagan (Morrison)
Julie Austin (Mrs Morrison)
Alex Norton (bride's father)
Joanne Bett (toothless girl)
Rupert Vansittart (Lord Bottoms)
Michael Byrne (Smythe)

PLOT SUMMARY

Scottish rebel William Wallace leads an uprising against the English and their cruel king, Edward the Longshanks. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, Wallace units Scotland's many warring clans into a rebel army to repel the invaders from south of the border.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Beautifully crafted but historically inaccurate, Braveheart is on the one hand a magnificent achievement and another it's a travesty of the truth. One's enjoyment of the film is going to largely depend upon the ability to overlook the fact that, once again, Hollywood chooses to rewrite history - get past that and you've got a rollicking action epic with some of the most astonishing battle sequences ever filmed. Included here because of scenes of Wallace being inspired and advised by the spirit of his dead father.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Gativideo

Germany
DVD Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (includes: a commentary by Mel Gibson; the documentary A Filmmaker's Passion)

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount
Laserdisc Distributor: Encore (EE 1078)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount (LV 33118-2); Paramount (LV 33118-2WS)
DVD Distributor: Paramount (15584 - includes: a commentary by Mel Gibson; the documentary A Filmmaker's Passion)

Argentina
Rating: 16

Australia
Rating: MA

Belgium
Rating: KT

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 16 (w)

Iceland
Rating: 16

Netherlands
Rating: 16

Norway
Rating: 18

Portugal
Rating: M/12

Singapore
Rating: PG

Spain
Rating: 18

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for brutal medieval warfare)

1996
Academy Awards, USA (Oscars)
Best Cinematography (John Toll) - winner
Best Director (Mel Gibson) - winner
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Lon Bender, Per Hallberg) - winner
Best Makeup (Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison) - winner
Best Picture (Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr) - winner
Best Costume Design (Charles Knode) - nominated
Best Film Editing (Steven Rosenblum) - nominated
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (James Horner) - nominated
Best Sound (Anna Behlmer, Scott Millan, Andy Nelson, Brian Simmons) - nominated
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Randall Wallace) - nominated

American Cinema Editors, USA (Eddies)
Best Edited Feature Film (Steven Rosenblum) - winner

American Cinema Foundation, USA
E Pluribus Unum Award: Feature Film - winner

American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (John Toll) - winner

British Academy Awards
Best Cinematography (John Toll) - winner
Best Costume Design (Charles Knode) - winner
Best Sound (Anna Behlmer, Lon Bender, Per Hallberg, Scott Millan, Andy Nelson, Brian Simmons) - winner
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (James Horner) - nominated
Best Make Up / Hair (Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison) - nominated
Best Production Design (Thomas E. Sanders) - nominated
David Lean Award for Direction (Mel Gibson) - nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Director (Mel Gibson) - winner

Camerimage
Golden Frog (John Toll) - nominated

Golden Globes, USA
Best Director - Motion Picture (Mel Gibson) - winner
Best Motion Picture: Drama - nominated
Best Original Score: Motion Picture (James Horner) - nominated
Best Screenplay: Motion Picture (Randall Wallace) - nominated

MTV Movie Awards
Best Action Sequence (for the battle when the Scots first defeat the British) - winner
Best Male Performance (Mel Gibson) - nominated
Best Movie - nominated

National Board of Review, USA
Special Achievement in Filmmaking (Mel Gibson) - winner

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture - runner up

Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Randall Wallace) - winner

1995
May
24: USA - theatrical release

August
10: Argentina - theatrical release
11: Denmark - theatrical release

September
1: Finland, Sweden - theatrical release
7: Netherlands - theatrical release
8: Poland, UK - theatrical release
29: Spain - theatrical release

October
4: France - theatrical release
5: Germany - theatrical release
14: Japan - theatrical release
26: Hungary - theatrical release

December
15: Portugal - theatrical release

1996
March
Day Unknown: UK - laserdisc release (Encore (EE 1078))
12: USA - laserdisc release (Paramount (LV 33118-2); Paramount (LV 33118-2WS))

2000
August
29: USA - DVD release (Paramount (15584))

2001
January
11: USA - DVD release (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

What kind of man would defy a king?

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

His passion captivated a woman. His courage inspired a nation. His heart defied a king.

They may take our lives, but they cannot take our freedom

Braveheart - cuore impavido - Italian title
Braveheart - taipumaton - Finnish title
Corazón valiente - Argentinean / Mexican / Peruvian / Venezuelan title
Coração Valente - Brazilian title
O Desafio do Guerreiro - Portugese title
Inima neînfricata - Romanian title
Lev Amitz - Israeli title
Pogumno srce - Slovenian title
Rettenthetetlen - Hungarian title

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
Mel Gibson's Braveheart: A Filmmaker's Passion (1995)
Movie Mistakes Uncovered Uncut... (2002)

MAGAZINES

Cinema 28 September 1995 (Germany)
review (by Sathyan Ramesh)

Entertainment Weekly no.557 (1 September 2000) p.61 (USA)
review (New To DVD: Braveheart (B+) by Marc Bernardin)

FilmMagasinet August / September 1995 p.20 (Norway)
review (by Dag Tufte)

Film Review October 1995 p.55 (UK)
review (by Brett Anwar)

Flicks September 1995 p.12-13 (UK)
illustrated review

Première October 1995 p.26 (France)
review (Jean-Yves Katelan)

Studio October 1995 p.12 (France)
review (by Juliette Michaud)

NEWSPAPERS

Correio da Manhã, TV 11 December 1998 p.30 (Portugal)
review

Diario de Noticias, Viver 15 December 1995 (Portugal)
review (by Joao Antunes)

O Independente, Vida 15 December 1995 (Portugal)
interviews with Mel Gibson and Catherine McCormack (by Rui Henriques Coimbra)

Svenska Dagbladet 1 September 1995 (Sweden)
review (En pärs för sittfläsket by Bo Ludvigsson)

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