Kingdom of Heaven (film)
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It features an ensemble cast including Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Edward Norton, and Liam Neeson.
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| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Written by | William Monahan |
| Produced by | Ridley Scott |
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| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | Dody Dorn |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 144 minutes 194 minutes (Director's cut) |
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| Budget | $130 million |
| Box office | $218.1 million |
The film is a heavily fictionalised portrayal of the events leading to the Third Crusade, focusing mainly on Balian of Ibelin who fights to defend the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem from the Ayyubid Sultan Saladin.
Filming took place in Ouarzazate, Morocco and in Spain, at the Loarre Castle (Huesca), Segovia, Ávila, Palma del Río, and Seville's Casa de Pilatos and Alcázar. The film was released on 6 May 2005 by 20th Century Fox and received mixed reviews upon theatrical release. It grossed $218 million worldwide. On 23 December 2005, Scott released a director's cut, which many reviewers called the definitive version of the film.