The best films about knights: 9 wonderful adaptations about the Crusades and battles

The era of knights and crusades always interested contemporaries. Many mysterious works have been written about these mysterious times of knights, kings and witches, and a large number of films have been shot. In the modern world, you can learn a lot from the knights of the Middle Ages. Their stories of love, life and heroic deeds on the battlefield are worthy of respect.

"The King is Outlawed"

• Year of release to the screen - 2018
• Country - USA, UK
• Cast - Stephen Dillane, Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Tony Curran, Alastair Mackenzie, Stephen Dillane, James Cosmo, Billy Hole, Chris Pine, Lorne McFadien

“King outside the law” is a wonderful modern film about the Middle Ages and the knights. The main character is ready to fight for the freedom of his country. In case of victory, he becomes King of Scotland. But life is not so simple - bloody uprisings and battles lead to the deaths of many ordinary people. Yes, and the power gained makes you make decisions quickly. The battle for the throne is the death of most innocent people, broken fates and a lot of shed blood.

"King Arthur's Sword"

• Year of release to the screen - 2017
• Country: USA
• Cast - Jude Law, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Woo, Freddy Fox, Astrid Berger-Frisbee, Jimon Honsu, Craig McGinley, Aidan Gyllen, Kingsley Ben-Adir

King Arthur's Sword is a movie story about King Arthur. To a simple person it seems that the main character easily ascended the throne. But everything was not as simple as it seems at first glance. The future king had his own gang of thugs who robbed and killed the townspeople. But once, upon hearing the announcement that the one who pulls the sacred sword from its scabbard will become the real King. Arthur did it, and his life began to change dramatically.

"The Legend of Kolovrat"

• Year of release to the screen - 2017
• Country Russia
• Cast - Alexander Ilyin, Igor Savochkin, Alexey Serebryakov, Andrei Burkovsky, Ilya Malakov, Timofey Tribuntsev, Julia Hlynina, Victor Prskurin, Alexander Tsoi, Polina Chernyshova

“The Legend of Kolovrat” is a film that tells about real events taking place in Kievan Rus during the time of the invasion of the horde. The Mongol Khanate has already settled on Russian land and is used to the fact that local residents will not be able to give a serious rebuff. But everything changed when they came to the land of Prince Kolovrat. The Russian prince was distinguished by courage and unusual thinking for that time.

"Kingdom of heaven"

• Year of release to the screen - 2005
• Country - Spain; USA
• Starring - Edward Norton, Orlando Bloom

Kingdom of Heaven is an adventure movie about medieval knights. The film takes place in 1186 in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. King Baldwin, being very ill, continues to lead his state and fight for its security. A detachment of crusaders faithfully serves the sovereign. The film is about love for his country and loyalty to the king. The struggle for peace until the last breath is the goal of a real knight.

"Braveheart"

• Year of release to the screen - 1995
• Country: USA
• Cast - Sophie Marceau, Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleason, Patrick McGuen

“Braveheart” - is rightfully considered one of the most remarkable films about medieval knights. The film is a real story about Scotland's national hero, William Wallace. The tragic, but at the same time heroic plot of this film captures from the first minutes. The main character becomes a real national hero and fights for the free life of the common people.

"Centurion"

• Year of release to the screen - 2010
• Country - United Kingdom; France
• Cast - Olga Kurylenko, Michael Fassbender, Andreas Wisnivsky, Jay Field, Dominic West

"Centurion" is an exciting story about the knights of the distant 117 BC.The main character was lucky to survive after the attacks of the Picts troops on the Roman fortress. He became an honorary legionnaire of the ninth legion and went north to destroy the enemy troops. An exciting historical picture allows you to plunge into those distant times.

The First Knight

• Year of release to the screen - 1995
• Country - United Kingdom; USA
• Cast - Ben Cross, Richard Gere, Sean Conery, Christopher Villiers, Liam Cunningham, Valentine Pelka, Julia Ormond

The First Knight is one of the best feature films about knights of the Middle Ages. A well-chosen cast reliably betrays the sensations of that era. The main character of the picture ends up in Camelot to faithfully serve King Arthur. What awaits him ahead and how will fate develop? Love or loyalty to the ruler is what our hero has to choose.

"King Arthur"

• Year of release to the screen - 2004
• Country: USA; Ireland; United Kingdom
• Cast - Joel Edgerton Stellan Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Ray Winston, Clive Owen, Mads Mikkelsen

"King Arthur" is a wonderful film about the reign of the famous King Arthur. There are a lot of legends about him and films made. Arthur is one of the most famous and influential personalities of all eras. This film tells about the events taking place in those distant times in Britain. All the myths built about King Arthur remain only myths, but what facts are true?

Arn: Knight Templar

• Year of release to the screen - 2007
• Country: Germany; United Kingdom; Morocco; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Finland
• Cast - Stellan Skargard, Sofia Helin, Vincent Perez, Simon Callow, Joachim Nutterquist

"Arn: Knight Templar" - a vivid film about the knights and the Middle Ages. The main character, a young man of the Arn clan, was sent to study, but his crazy passion for women did not allow him to continue his studies. He was exiled to the Holy Land. In these parts he becomes a real knight and participates in many significant events of those times.

In the presented list of films about medieval knights, anyone, even the most demanding audience, will be able to choose a movie to their liking. Remarkable adaptations of the crusades and knightly battles allow us to plunge into that mysterious and mystical era.

Enjoy watching!