Braveheart

Braveheart
	North American theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mel Gibson
Produced by	Mel Gibson; Alan Ladd, Jr.; Bruce Davey;
Written by	Randall Wallace
Starring	Mel Gibson; Sophie Marceau; Patrick McGoohan; Catherine McCormack;
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	John Toll
Edited by	Steven Rosenblum
Production; company	Icon Productions; The Ladd Company;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures; (North America); 20th Century Fox(International);
Release date	May 18, 1995 (Seattle); May 24, 1995 (United States);
Running time	178 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65–70 million
Box office	$210.4 million

Braveheart is a 1995 American epic war film directed by Mel Gibson, who stars as William Wallace, a late 13th-century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace.

It grossed $210.4 million worldwide. Braveheart was nominated for ten Academy Awards at the 68th Academy Awards and won five: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Editing.

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