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. This is a brawling, richly detailed saga of fierce combat and tender love.

• 2 hr 58 min
• Directed by

  Mel Gibson
• Written by Randall Wallace

• Starring

  Sophie Marceau

  ,

  Patrick Mc Goohan

  ,

  Catherine Mc Cormack

  ,

  Brendan Gleeson

  ,

  Sean Lawlor

  ,

  Sandy Nelson

  ,

  James Cosmo

  ,

  Sean Mc Ginley

  ,

  Alan Tall

  ,

  Brian Cox

  ,

  Tommy Flanagan

  ,

  Angus Mac Fadyen

  ,

  Alun Armstrong

  ,

  Ian Bannen

  ,

  Liam Carney

  ,

  Martin Dunne

  ,

  David Gant

  ,

  Bernard Horsfall

  ,

  John Kavanagh

  ,

  Jimmy Keogh

  ,

  Barry Mc Govern

  ,

  Peter Mullan

  ,

  Alex Norton

  ,

  Niall O'brien

  ,

  David Patrick O'hara

  ,

  Mal Whyte

  ,

  Malcolm Tierney

  ,

  Gerard Mc Sorley

  ,

  Robert Paterson

  ,

  Rupert Vansittart

  ,

  Donal Gibson

  ,

  Michael Byrne

  ,

  David Mc Kay