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Braveheart

Braveheart
Theatrical release poster
Film information
NameBraveheart
Directed byMel Gibson
Produced byMel Gibson
Alan Ladd, Jr.
Bruce Davey
Stephen McEveety
Written byRandall Wallace
Narrated byAngus Macfadyen
Mel Gibson
StarringMel Gibson
Patrick McGoohan
Angus Macfadyen
Brendan Gleeson
Sophie Marceau
Ian Bannen
James Cosmo
Catherine McCormack
David O'Hara
Brian Cox
Gerard Kelly
Music byJames Horner
CinematographyJohn Toll
Editing bySteven Rosenblum
StudioIcon Productions
The Ladd Company
Distributed byUnited States:
Paramount Pictures
International:
20th Century Fox
Release date 
Running time177 minutes
Country 
LanguageEnglish
Budget$53,000,000
Gross revenue$210,409,945

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'Braveheart' is a 1995 epic historical drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace. Gibson portrays Sir William Wallace, a 13th century Scottish knight who gained recognition when he came to the forefront of the First War of Scottish Independence by opposing King Edward I of England, also known as "Longshanks" (Patrick McGoohan).

The film won five Academy Awards at the 68th Academy Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director, and was nominated for an additional five.


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