The film, which was produced by Gibson's Icon Productions and The Ladd Company, was distributed by Paramount Pictures in North America and by 20th Century Fox internationally. Braveheart was filmed in Scotland and Ireland from June to October 1994 with a budget around $65–70 million. Despite initially declining, Gibson eventually decided to direct the film, as well as star as Wallace. picked up the project from Wallace, but when MGM was going through new management, Ladd left the studio and took the project with him. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's 15th century epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace.ĭevelopment on the film initially started at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) when producer Alan Ladd Jr. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack. Gibson portrays Sir 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. This inspires Wallace to take up arms against the English, and gather able-bodied onto battlefields to fight the ever-ticked-off English armies.Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by, produced by, and starring Mel Gibson. When Wallace tries to fight off the Brits, his childhood paramour Murron (Catherine McCormack) is killed. When Wallace returns to Scotland as an adult, Edward is still enacting his shenanigans by enacting the rite of jus primae noctis, allowing English noblemen to bed brides on their wedding nights before their husbands with the idea being that more English babies will be born and fewer Scots. Wallace grows up abroad, learning the ways of the world. When Edward hung Scottish nobles to assert his rulership, a young William Wallace, then a boy, developed a lasting hatred for the occupying English. King Edward I (Patrick McGoohan) had taken the Scottish throne from King Alexander III, who left no heir. The story of the film - briefly - states that Scotland is under English rule and had been for some time. This is not an event that happened, but Randall Wallace included it in his screenplay, citing its dramatic power. There is a scene at the start of "Braveheart" that depicts the hanging of Scottish noblemen at the hands of the English at the Barns of Ayr. The screenplay for "Braveheart" took its framework and a lot of its story beats from the Blind Harry poem, which was, itself, exaggerated at best. It was an old-world Hollywood historical epic of the highest order, complete with extreme violence, a touching love story, and a lot of rousing dialogue about war and freedom. "Braveheart" was an enormous box office hit in 1995, and won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Design at the Academy Awards. This Wallace guy was happening.Īrguably most recognizable to modern audiences is the 1995 feature film about Wallace called " Braveheart" written by Randall Wallace (no relation), and directed by and starring Mel Gibson. Henty wrote "In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce" in 1885. Sir Walter Scott wrote "The Story of Sir William Wallace" in 1928. Jane Porter wrote a romantic novel about Wallace in 1810 called "The Scottish Chiefs." Felicia Hemens wrote a celebrated poem about Wallace at The Battle of Falkirk called "Wallace's Invocation to Bruce" in 1819. Robert Burns wrote the lyrics to a hit song in 1793 called "Scots Wha Hae wi Wallace Bled." The 19th century was lousy with works about Wallace. William Wallace would serve as inspiration for several major works of poetry, lit, and film over the centuries.
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