Synopsis
Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Kingdom of Heaven
Cast
Orlando Bloom Eva Green Jeremy Irons David Thewlis Edward Norton Ghassan Massoud Liam Neeson Brendan Gleeson Marton Csokas Alexander Siddig Michael Sheen Khaled El Nabawy Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Kevin McKidd Velibor Topic Jon Finch Ulrich Thomsen Jouko Ahola Shane Attwooll Peter Cant Nathalie Cox Emilio Doorgasingh Samira Draa Ériq Ebouaney Giannina Facio Iain Glen Philip Glenister Martin Hancock Lotfi Yahya Jedidi Show All…
Director
Producers
Ridley Scott Bruce Devan Ty Warren Mark Albela Teresa Kelly Henning Molfenter Thierry Potok Denise O'Dell
Writer
Casting
Editor
Cinematography
Assistant Directors
Additional Directing
Executive Producers
Lighting
Camera Operators
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Production Design
Art Direction
Robert Cowper Ivo Hušnjak John King Marco Trentini Carlos Bodelón Alessandro Alberti Abdellah Baadil
Set Decoration
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Stunts
Composer
Sound
Harry Barnes Christopher Assells Per Hallberg Daniel Urdiales Bryan Bowen David Stephenson Ed Colyer Peter Burgis Andie Derrick
Costume Design
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Hairstyling
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Alternative Titles
Cruzada, Kingdom Of Heaven Director's Cut, Kingdom of Heaven Part 1, Kingdom of Heaven Part 2, Taevane kuningriik, Kraljevstvo nebesko, Regatul Cerului, Nebesko kraljevstvo, Nebesko kraljestvo, Cruzada: El Reino de los Cielos, 킹덤 오브 헤븐, To vasileio ton ouranon, To basileio ton ouranon, Kingdom Of Heaven Director's Cut Roadshow, The Crusades, As Cruzadas, Debesu valstība, Königreich der Himmel - Kingdom of Heaven, Cənnətin Krallığı, 天国王朝, Königreich der Himmel, Le crociate - Kingdom of Heaven, Mennyei királyság, El reino de los cielos, Царство небесное, Království nebeské, Cennetin Krallığı, Kingdom of Heaven - Taivas maan päällä, Reino dos Céus, Królestwo niebieskie, Kráľovstvo nebeské, Небесно царство, Το Βασίλειο των Ουρανών, ממלכת גן עדן, Царство небесне, キングダム・オブ・ヘブン, Dangaus karalystė, 王者天下, El regne del cel, 天國驕雄, Vương Quốc Thiên Đường, قلمرو بهشت, مملكة الجَنَّة, มหาศึกกู้แผ่นดิน, Le royaume des cieux, Небеско краљевство
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05 May 2005
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- Theatrical
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04 May 2005
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06 May 2005
- Theatrical
Brazil
06 May 2005
- Theatrical14
Bulgaria
06 May 2005
- TheatricalC
Chile
05 May 2005
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Croatia
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- Theatrical
Cyprus
06 May 2005
- Theatrical
Czechia
06 May 2005
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01 Oct 2005
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Denmark
05 May 2005
- Theatrical15
Egypt
04 May 2005
- Theatrical
Estonia
06 May 2005
- Theatrical
Finland
03 May 2005
- Premiere Helsinki
04 May 2005
- Theatrical
France
04 May 2005
- Theatrical12
Georgia
04 May 2005
- Theatrical
Germany
05 May 2005
- Theatrical16
Greece
04 May 2005
- Theatrical16
Hong Kong
05 May 2005
- Theatrical
Hungary
05 May 2005
- Theatrical16
Iceland
04 May 2005
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India
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- Theatrical
Indonesia
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Kuwait
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Lebanon
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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Netherlands
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Norway
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Panama
06 May 2005
- Theatrical
Philippines
04 May 2005
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Poland
06 May 2005
- Theatrical16
Portugal
05 May 2005
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Russian Federation
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Singapore
05 May 2005
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Slovakia
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South Africa
06 May 2005
- Theatrical
South Korea
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- Theatrical15
Spain
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Sweden
04 May 2005
- Theatrical15
Switzerland
05 May 2005
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07 May 2005
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Thailand
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02 May 2005
- Premiere15 London
06 May 2005
- Theatrical15
USA
06 May 2005
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11 Oct 2005
- PhysicalR DVD
Ukraine
05 May 2005
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United Arab Emirates
04 May 2005
- Theatrical
Popular reviews
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"If God did not love you, how could you do all the things that you have done?"
This is really excellent, traditional spectacle, pretty and exciting and very self-consciously classy. Ridley never met a metaphor he wouldn't belabor or a theme he wouldn't thuddingly spell out in dialogue, but this is also so blindingly sincere in its pretentiously noble depiction of an areligious (or maybe just secular) righteousness that it transcends itself. I mean, there's literally a scene where Jeremy Irons gravely intones: "First I thought we were fighting for God, then I realized we were fighting for wealth and land. I was ashamed." Cornball earnest but simultaneously so completely forthright about its depiction of the political expediency of fanaticism and its attendant economy of wasted lives that it becomes actively moving. Orlando Bloom is just awful in it.
[Extended cut]
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Rousing, heartbreaking, and important, Ridley Scott's masterful "Kingdom of Heaven" soars like epics of the past while brimming with contemporary significance. Pitting men who claim to fight in the name of God against Godly men who stand for peace, the film is thrillingly assembled and grippingly told. It is a remarkable piece of work from a great director.
Taking place nearly a thousand years ago, "Kingdom of Heaven" tells the story of Orlando Bloom's disgraced Balian, a blacksmith who becomes a man of importance in Jerusalem. One on hand, the film is about an individual who rises to become something great. On the other, it is about the politics the mark the Holy Land even to this day. Balian is…
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*Watched the Director's Cut*
An incredibly striking epic, and one that could've only come from the hands of Ridley Scott. I had forgotten just how visually impressive this film is. The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous, and if there's one thing Ridley knows how to do, it's direct a battle scene. The story is level in its portrayal of sides and is engaging throughout the 3 hour runtime. All the acting is very good (probably a best from Orlando Bloom which, I guess, isn't saying a whole lot), and Edward Norton is excellent, but I do wish Jeremy Iron's character was a little more fleshed out.
Kingdom of Heaven is fantastic historical epic that's worthy of being placed among the best.
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Oh sweet, sweet Orlando Bloom. Bless your pretty face and your apparently giant hog, because you were never meant to be an actor.
Kingdom of Heaven is a classic example of “I loved this movie when I was 12…maybe less so now, though”. Following a newly-knighted Bloom during the 12th century Crusades, Ridley Scott paints a desert-based epic as the Christians and the Muslims wage war over the city of Jerusalem in this impressively detail-oriented and historically accurate film. However, in typical Scott fashion, the concept of “less is more” gets tossed to the side in favor of “much more is still not enough”.
Though undoubtedly an action spectacle, the editing during each set piece here is so choppy and…
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one of the greatest movies of this century, the high-watermark of historical epics; makes gladiator look like a TV pilot. ridley's such a pro that all of this enormous scale and production never threatens to drown out the essential poe-faced skeptical existentialism at its heart, it's the closest he's made to a kurosawa film, two cultures portrayed with equal nuance, regrettably forced into conflict, with the hope that some shared understanding can be achieved through the integrity of one's actions; it's legitimately aristotelian, and the sincere belief in egalitarian chivalry moves me to tears. we'll never get something like this again; i'm so thankful we have the director's cut.
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God Ridley gave us the definitive nu-medieval movie: a dusty emo gore-fest about the Iraq War, a key text for 2000's nostalgia. A sword and socks-with-sandals epic.
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What man is a man who does not make the world better?
That's why: Go to where the men speak about the director's cut. Then continue until they speak about nothing else. Then you will find the true Kingdom of Heaven.
________________________________________Was für ein Mann ist ein Mann, der nicht die Welt verbessert?
Deswegen: Geht dorthin wo man vom Director’s Cut spricht. Dann geht weiter, bis man von nichts anderem mehr spricht. Dann werdet ihr das wahre Königreich der Himmel finden.
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The theatrical cut was just okay.
The director‘s cut is a masterpiece!
It‘s a completely different film.
Beautiful, compelling and still important.
One of Ridley Scott‘s best films. Love it. -
Orlando Bloom stars in Ridley Scott’s epic historical fiction drama about a blacksmith who travels to Jerusalem to fight in the Crusades, with Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson and Alexander Siddig in supporting roles.
I watched the theatrical version, which is about fifty minutes shorter than the director’s cut, which means that the pacing is off, rushing through events yet still feeling slow. Presumably because of the truncation, subplots and secondary characters come and go with little explanation, making it hard to follow at times.
Although the film is incredibly well made, and the production values are very high, it suffers from a self-seriousness that makes the story feel quite turgid and dull. There are some interesting ideas about…
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Scott cares more about getting across an ideal of religious tolerance than recounting history - which is, in the long run, perfectly OK.
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“Your quality will be known among your enemies, before ever you meet them, my friend.”
A quest to Jerusalem to find your faith and also explore meaning and place. Dignity is a quality that some have, some don’t. There are extremists on both sides. A tale of motivation, nobility, and reason that pressures you too prove your worth in this world. Ridley Scott’s gaze is open-minded and observant. He can produce any location. His love for creating a setting shines here. Kingdom of Heaven is a Crusades epic bolstering the richest of historical context and purposefully situational appositeness. This circumstantiality yields great amounts of knowledge and erudition. “It is a kingdom of conscience, or nothing”.
Orlando Bloom’s silent yet affecting…
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