Braveheart

Braveheart, motion picture based on the life of William Wallace, who led a Scottish rebellion against the English King Edward I in the 13th century. Released in 1995, the film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. Mel Gibson directed the film and played Wallace. Wallace and his troops, angry at the English king (played by Patrick McGoohan), clash with English armies in a series of gritty battle scenes. King Edward sends his daughter-in-law (Sophie Marceau) to Wallace as an emissary, and the two fall in love.

Director

• Mel Gibson

Cast

• Mel Gibson (William Wallace)
• Sophie Marceau (Princess Isabelle)
• Patrick McGoohan (King Edward I)
• Catherine McCormack (Murron)
• Brendan Gleeson (Hamish)
• James Cosmo (Campbell)
• David O'Hara (Stephen)
• Angus McFadyen (Robert the Bruce)
• Peter Henly (Prince Edward)
• Brian Cox (Argyle Wallace)
• Ian Bannen (The leper)
• James Robinson (Young William)
• Alun Armstrong (Mornay)

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Picture (1995)
• Academy Award for Best Director (1995): Mel Gibson
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography (1995): John Toll
• Academy Award for Best Makeup (1995): Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
• Academy Award for Best Sound Effects (1995): Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
• Golden Globe Award for Best Director (1996): Mel Gibson

Quote

• Wallace: “It’s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom.”