Braveheart (1995) Mel Gibson William Wallace Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle Patrick McGoohan Longshanks--King Edward I Catherine McCormack Murron James Robinson (II) Young William Sean Lawlor Malcolm Wallace Sandy Nelson John Wallace James Cosmo Campbell Sean McGinley MacClannough Ralph Riach Priest No 1 Mhairi Calvey Young Murron Brian Cox Argyle Wallace Peter Hanly Prince Edward Stephen Billington Phillip Barry McGovern King's Advisor No 2 Angus MacFadyen Robert the Bruce John Kavanagh Craig Alun Armstrong Mornay Brendan Gleeson Hamish Tommy J. Flanagan Morrison Directed by: Mel Gibson, Mic Rodgers, Matt Earl Beesley Produced by: Steve McEveety, Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr In the late 13th century, William Wallace returns to Scotland after living away from his homeland for many years. The king of Scotland has died without an heir and the king of England, a ruthless pagan known as Edward the Longshanks, has seized the throne. Wallace becomes the leader of a ramshackle yet courageous army determined to vanquish the greater English forces. At the historic battle of Stirling, Wallace leads his army to a stunning victory against the English. Knighted by the grateful Scottish nobles, Sir William Wallace extends the conflict south of the border and storms the city of York. King Edward I is astonished by the unexpected turn of events. Unable to rely on his ineffectual son Prince Edward, Longshanks sends his daughter-in-law Princess Isabelle to discuss a truce with Wallace. ========== William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. ========== Braveheart is the partly historical, partly mythological, story of William Wallace, a Scottish common man who fights for his country's freedom from English rule around the end of the 13th century. ========== In 14th Century Scotland, William Wallace leads his people in a rebellion against the tyranny of the English King, who has given English nobility the 'Prima Nocta'.. a right to take all new brides for the first night. The Scots are none too pleased with the brutal English invaders, but they lack leadership to fight back. Wallace creates a legend of himself, with his courageous defence of his people and attacks on the English.