The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1995 goes to…..”Braveheart.” Producer-director Mel Gibson (“The Man Without a Face” 1993) casts himself in the starring role as William Wallace, the 13th century warrior who leads Scotland on its First War of Independence against King Edward I of England. The three hour film doesn’t seem that long, as it is choc full of sweeping drama, exciting battle scenes, romance, and more, from the excellent screenplay by Randall Wallace. He got the idea for this film while on holiday in Scotland to investigate his family tree.
The talented supporting cast behind Mel Gibson includes Sophie Marceau, Angus Macfadyen, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Peter Hanley, James Cosmo, David O’Hara, Ian Bannen, Stephen Billington, John Kavanaugh, Tommy Flanagan, Donal Gibson (brother of the producer-director), Richard Leaf as the governor of York, and Patrick McGoohan as King Edward I of England, nicknamed “Longshanks.” Malcolm Tierney plays a small but pivotal role as the King’s magistrate who kills Wallace’s wife, setting him off to war.
“Braveheart” was nominated for ten Oscars, winning five including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Effects Editing. The very watchable “Braveheart” was a big hit at the box office for producers Mel Gibson and Alan Ladd Jr., Icon Productions, The Ladd Company, Paramount Pictures, and 20th Century Fox.
Braveheart (1995)
cinema
My Review
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1995 goes to…..”Braveheart.” Producer-director Mel Gibson (“The Man Without a Face” 1993) casts himself in the starring role as William Wallace, the 13th century warrior who leads Scotland on its First War of Independence against King Edward I of England. The three hour film doesn’t seem that long, as it is choc full of sweeping drama, exciting battle scenes, romance, and more, from the excellent screenplay by Randall Wallace. He got the idea for this film while on holiday in Scotland to investigate his family tree.
The talented supporting cast behind Mel Gibson includes Sophie Marceau, Angus Macfadyen, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Peter Hanley, James Cosmo, David O’Hara, Ian Bannen, Stephen Billington, John Kavanaugh, Tommy Flanagan, Donal Gibson (brother of the producer-director), Richard Leaf as the governor of York, and Patrick McGoohan as King Edward I of England, nicknamed “Longshanks.” Malcolm Tierney plays a small but pivotal role as the King’s magistrate who kills Wallace’s wife, setting him off to war.
“Braveheart” was nominated for ten Oscars, winning five including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Effects Editing. The very watchable “Braveheart” was a big hit at the box office for producers Mel Gibson and Alan Ladd Jr., Icon Productions, The Ladd Company, Paramount Pictures, and 20th Century Fox.