Kingdom Of Heaven (2005)

R
138 min
Action
May 3, 2005

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Win the Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut On DVD!

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Four disc set contains the entire journey of Ridley Scott's majestic film.

Ridley Scott Recutting Kingdom of Heaven

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Adding an extra 45 minutes to the epic.

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Outdoing it's own box office dollars.

Kingdom of Heaven Comes to DVD with All New User Features

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On DVD October 11th.

Kingdom of Heaven leads the weekend box office

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...with House of Wax trailing in the second spot

Win the Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack!

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...from Ridley Scott's upcoming epic coming to theaters May 6th

Video interviews with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson on The Kingdom of Heaven [Exclusive]

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The upcoming Ridley Scott directed epic comes to theaters May 6th

Ridley Scott talks about the Kingdom of Heaven DVD

Brian B.Apr 9, 2005

...adding an extra hour onto the DVD cut of the film

New Trailers & Footage! Revenge of the Sith, Kingdom of Heaven, Bad News Bears and Herbie: Fully Loaded!

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...plus tons of new video clips

Official websites for Kingdom of Heaven, Rebound and Becuase of Winn-Dixie go online

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...the official film sites open up and offer content

New photo of Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven hits the web

Brian B.Oct 5, 2004

...directed by Ridley Scott

Photos from the set of Bandidas and Kingdom of Heaven

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...a look into the production of 2 highly anticipated films

New photos of Orlando Bloom on the set of Kingdom of Heaven

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...directed by Ridley Scott

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN production updates

Brian B.Jan 27, 2004

...directed by Ridley Scott, starring Orlando Bloom

The latest from the set of KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

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...directed by Ridley Scott, starring Orlando Bloom

Critics Score

39%

Release Date

May 3, 2005

Director

Ridley Scott

Writer

William Monahan

Cast

Martin Hancock
Michael Sheen
Nathalie Cox
Eriq Ebouaney
Jouko Ahola
David Thewlis

Official Website

kingdomofheavenmovie.com

Kingdom Of Heaven Synopsis

Director Ridley Scott is the master of epic cinematic storytelling with a deeply personal core, as he has shown in films like Gladiator, Blade Runner, and Black Hawk Down. In KINGDOM OF HEAVEN he now turns to the Crusades -- that world-shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East -- to frame the tale of a young Frenchman who discovers his destiny as a knight, then lives out what that glorious title really means.

Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a blacksmith who has lost his family and nearly lost his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds.

Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian’s father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City.

In Jerusalem at that moment -- between the Second and Third Crusades -- a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias (Jeremy Irons), and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin (Ghassan Massoud). But Baldwin’s days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce.

King Baldwin’s vision of peace -- a “kingdom of heaven” -- is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth.

Balian takes the sword and steps into history.

From Ridley Scott, the master of the modern epic, comes Kingdom of Heaven, which tells the sweeping saga of the Crusades through the eyes of one man caught up in an epic struggle for an ideal. Using historical events as a backdrop for an intimate human drama, Scott, who directed the Academy Award-winning Gladiator, puts flesh on the age-old mystique of the knight errant and brings to vivid life the titanic struggle between Muslims and Christians over the Holy Land that took place a millennium ago, and echoes into the present.