Braveheart (1995) Front Cover Actor Mel Gibson William Wallace James Robinson Young William Wallace Sean Lawlor Malcolm Wallace Sandy Nelson John Wallace James Cosmo Campbell Sean McGinley MacClannough Alan Tall Elder Stewart Andrew Weir Young Hamish Campbell Gerda Stevenson Mother MacClannough Ralph Riach Priest #1 Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle Patrick McGoohan Edward I Longshanks Catherine McCormack Murron Brendan Gleeson Hamish Ian Bannen Robert the Bruce's leprous father Malcolm Tierney Magistrate Mal Whyte Jailor Movie Details Genre Action; Drama; War Director Mel Gibson Producer Bruce Davey; Mel Gibson Writer Randall Wallace Studio Paramount Pictures Language English Audience Rating R Running Time 177 mins Country USA Color Color Plot Mel Gibson, long-time heartthrob of the silver screen, came into his own as a director with Braveheart, an account of the life and times of medieval Scottish patriot William Wallace and, to a lesser degree, Robert the Bruce's struggle to unify his nation against its English oppressors. The story begins with young Wallace, whose father and brother have been killed fighting the English, being taken into the custody of his uncle, a nationalist and pre-Renaissance renaissance man. He returns twenty years later, a man educated both in the classics and in the art of war. There he finds his childhood sweetheart Murron (Catherine McCormack), and the two quickly fall in love. There are murmurs of revolt against the English throughout the village, but Wallace remains aloof, wishing simply to tend to his crops and live in peace. However, when his love is killed by English soldiers the day after their secret marriage (held secretly so as to prevent the local English lord from exercising the repulsive right of prima noctae, the privilege of sleeping with the bride on the first night of the marriage), he springs into action and single-handedly slays an entire platoon of foot soldiers. The other villagers join him in destroying the English garrison, and thus begins the revolt against the English in what will eventually become full-fledged war. Wallace eventually leads his fellow Scots in a series of bloody battles that prove a serious threat to English domination and, along the way, has a hushed affair with the Princess of Wales (the breathtaking Sophie Marceau) before his imminent demise. For his efforts, Gibson won the honor of Best Director from the Academy; the movie also took home statuettes for Best Picture, Cinematography, Makeup, and Sound Effects. — Jeremy Beday Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 15 In Collection Yes Links IMDB All Movie Guide Amazon US Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio 2.35 Letterboxed Layers Single side, Single layer UPC 097361558448 Chapters 22 Release Date 2004 Subtitles English Nr of Disks/Tapes 2 Notes Disc 1 - Chapters 1 -12 Disc 2 - Chapters 13-22 Extra Features Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby