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Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Cast
Mel Gibson
William Wallace
Catherine McCormack
Murron MacClannough
Sophie Marceau
Princess Isabelle
Patrick McGoohan
King Edward
Angus Macfadyen
Robert the Bruce
Brendan Gleeson
Hamish Campbell
James Robinson
Young William Wallace
James Cosmo
Campbell
Sean McGinley
MacClannough
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Lists
#73 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#320 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
#91 on AFI's 100 years...100 thrills AFI
Awards
Oscar for Best Picture Mel Gibson Bruce Davey Alan Ladd, Jr.
Oscar for Best Makeup Lois Burwell Peter Frampton
Oscar for Best Director Mel Gibson
Oscar for Best Cinematography John Toll