Kingdom of Heaven

2005 144 min ★ 7.1 Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War

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

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Cast

Orlando Bloom

Balian de Ibelin

Eva Green

Sibylla

Jeremy Irons

Tiberias

David Thewlis

Hospitaler

Ghassan Massoud

Saladin

Liam Neeson

Godfrey de Ibelin

Brendan Gleeson

Reynald de Chatillon

Marton Csokas

Guy de Lusignan

Alexander Siddig

Nasir

Michael Sheen

Priest

Details

Director

Ridley Scott

Screenplay

William Monahan

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$130,000,000

Revenue

$218,366,336

Production

Scott Free Productions, BK, KOH, Reino del Cielo, Inside Track 3, 20th Century Fox, Babelsberg Film

Reviews

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Wuchak

September 25, 2018

★ 6/10

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 encourage...

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BornKnight

February 20, 2024

★ 8/10

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 Fren...