Balian soon becomes acquainted with the main players in Jerusalem's political arena: King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Edward Norton , stricken by leprosy yet nevertheless one of the film's wisest and most sensible rulers; Princess Sibylla Eva Green , King Baldwin IV's sister and Balian's love interest; Guy de Lusignan , Sibylla's scheming, bloodthirsty, and intolerant husband.
Enraged, Saladin , leader of the muslim forces, attacks Kerak , Raynald's castle. Balian decides to defend Kerak castle from Saladin's cavalry. Though outnumbered, he and his knights charge Saladin's cavalry to give the Kerak villagers time to flee to the castle; the quick battle ends with Balian's capture.
In captivity, he encounters the "servant" he freed, learning he is actually one of Saladin's generals, who returns the favour, freeing him to Kerak. Then, King Baldwin IV arrives with his main army, and successfully negotiates a Muslim retreat with Saladin, averting a bloodbath.
At Saladin's camp, several of his generals are angry that he made a truce, but Saladin dismisses these complaints as a foolhardy rush to war; he will only launch an attack against Jerusalem after ample preparation, when he feels he is strategically strong enough.
King Baldwin dies and Sibylla succeeds him. Balian refused it, as Guy's murder was a kingly condition; such political intriguing is counter to Balian's morality. Elsewhere, Guy, helped by Raynald, provokes Saladin's attack by murdering Saladin's sister, and marches to the desert, without adequate food and water, to fight Saladin. The Muslim army ambushes them in a great battle; the crusaders are annihilated.
King Guy and Raynald are captured; Saladin slits Raynald's throat, and then marches on Jerusalem, defended only by Balian.
Saladin's siege of Jerusalem is three days of battle wherein Balian demonstrates tactical skill in knocking down siege towers and holding the line when a section of city wall is opened. The next day, Balian surrenders Jerusalem to Saladin on condition of the inhabitants' safe passage to Christian Lands.
Balian points out that when the Crusaders took Jerusalem a hundred years previously, they massacred the Muslim inhabitants, but Saladin assured him that he is a man of honor, and keeping his word allows Balian and his people to leave.
At story's end, Balian is back in his French village. A column of crusader knights rides through, led by King Richard I of England , who tells Balian they are enroute to new Crusade to re-take Jerusalem from Saladin.
King Richard asks Balian, the defender of Jerusalem, to join him, but Balian answers that he is only a blacksmith, and declines.
After visiting the grave of Balian's first wife, he and Sibylla ride into the sunset. A title card concludes the story, explaining that Richard the Lionheart failed to conquer Jerusalem from the Muslims after years of war, that fighting over Jerusalem continues, and that "even today, peace in the Kingdom of Heaven remains elusive". The visual style of Kingdom of Heaven emphasizes set design and impressive cinematography in almost every scene.
It is especially notable for its visual majesty with "visually stunning cinematography and haunting music". A sweeping, surreal landscape in Kingdom of Heaven characteristic of Ridley Scott 's cinematographic style. Cinematographer John Mathieson created many large, sweeping landscapes, [6] where the cinematography, supporting performances, and battle sequences are meticulously mounted.
The music to the movie is quite different in style and content to the soundtrack of Ridley Scott's earlier film Gladiator and many other subsequent films depicting historical events.
Gregson-Williams chose to move away from the "battle waltz" and the "wailing woman" that had been introduced by Hans Zimmer in Gladiator and would then find excessive use in more and more other movies , such as Alexander and Troy. Baldwin crowned Sibylla's son from her previous marriage to William of Montferrat , five-year-old Baldwin V co-king in his own lifetime, in [11].
The little boy reigned as sole king for one year, dying in at nine years of age. After her son's death, Sibylla and Guy to whom she was devoted garrisoned the city, and she claimed the throne. The coronation scene in the movie was, in real life, more of a shock: Sibylla had been forced to promise to divorce Guy before becoming queen, with the assurance that she would be permitted to pick her own consort.
After being crowned by Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem who is unnamed in the movie , she chose to crown Guy as her consort. Raymond III of Tripoli, the film's Tiberias, was not present, but was in Nablus attempting a coup, with Balian of Ibelin, to raise her half-sister Balian's stepdaughter , princess Isabella of Jerusalem , to the throne; however, Isabella's husband, Humphrey IV of Toron , betrayed them by swearing allegiance to Guy.
Raymond of Tripoli was a cousin of Amalric I of Jerusalem , and one of the Kingdom's most powerful nobles, as well as sometime regent. He had a claim to the throne himself, but, being childless, instead tried to advance his allies the Ibelin family.
He was often in conflict with Guy and Raynald, who had risen to their positions by marrying wealthy heiresses and through the king's favour. Guy and Raynald did harass Saladin's caravans, and the claim that Raynald captured Saladin's sister is based on the account given in the Old French Continuation of William of Tyre. This claim is not supported by any other accounts, and is generally believed to be false. In actuality, after Raynald's attack on one caravan, Saladin made sure that the next one, in which his sister was traveling, was properly guarded: the lady came to no harm.
The discord between the rival factions in the kingdom gave Saladin the opportunity to pursue his long-term goal of conquering it. The kingdom's army was defeated at the Battle of Hattin, partly due to the conflict between Guy and Raymond. As already stated, the battle itself is not shown in the movie, but its aftermath is depicted. The Muslims captured Guy and Raynald, and according to al-Safadi in al-Wafi bi'l-wafayat , executed Raynald after he drank from the goblet offered to Guy, as the sultan had once made a promise never to give anything to Raynald.
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Relatives: Samantha Bloom sibling See more ». Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: I see my career as a marathon. I don't see it as a sprint. Hopefully, I'll be around for a long time, to see my son grow up and have the opportunity to keep working on films. Trivia: Was listed as a potential nominee on both the and Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category on the ballot for his performance in the film Troy And he was suggested again the next year in the Worst Actor category for his performances in the films Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven He failed to receive either Nickname: Orli.
Star Sign: Capricorn. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Clear your history. The movie was filmed in Morocco, with Ridley Scott using several locations that he also used for the filming of Gladiator. That being said, the filming of Kingdom of Heaven certainly required far more building than Gladiator. To film Kingdom of Heaven , the production team had a replica of Jerusalem built in the desert, with the replica containing over 28, meters of wall that stood 17 ft.
Gladiator was truly one of the best films of the 21st Century. The film stormed the box office, with the film even picking up several Academy Awards and launching the Hollywood career of Russell Crowe in the process.
It comes as no surprise, then, that Ridley Scott tried to get Russell Crowe to star in Kingdom of Heaven as Richard the Lion Heart , but scheduling conflicts would prevent this.
The studio obviously had a huge influence on the production of this movie, with the studio demanding that the film be slashed down in order to make it more digestible for a wider cinema audience. On the pilgrim's road, the acolyte 'Steven Robertson' now says "To kill an infidel, the Pope has said, is not murder. It is the path to heaven. Additionally, there are a few more shots of Godfrey's tent prior to the arrival of Guy de Lusignan Marton Csokas. At Messina, the English Sergeant gives Balian some background information about local trade and why the port is so busy.
After waking up, Balian has a bath, but is embarrassed at having to get out of it naked in front of the servant girls. When he does finally get out, he is extremely uncomfortable in allowing them to dry him, so he grabs the towel and walks off, much to their amusement. Also at Balian's house, there is a new scene where the Hospitaler discusses faith, remarking that he doesn't put much stock in religion anymore because he has seen too many fanatics use religion as an excuse for killing. When the Hospitaler brings Balian to see Tiberias Jeremy Irons , the title card 'Office of The Marshal of Jerusalem' appears later, closer to the actual introduction of Tiberias himself.
After Tiberias has told Raynald de Chatillon 'Brendan Gleeson' that one day, his title will no longer protect him, there is a short new scene where the witness Nasser Memarzia to Raynald's attack on the caravan complains to Tiberias about Raynald walking free, and Tiberias pays him off to keep quiet.
The scene where Balian meets Baldwin IV Edward Norton is longer, with several new lines of dialogue scattered throughout. Additionally, there is a new section of the scene where Balian gives the King advice on how best to protect the city from a massive attack. After speaking with Baldwin, as Balian leaves, he stumbles over a small toy soldier. As he scoops down to pick it up, he sees Sibylla's son Alexander Potts - although we don't know who he is yet.
Balian smiles at the boy and puts the toy back down. After Balian has gone, the boy comes and gets the toy. The close-up of Balian as he looks at the tableaux on the wall in his father's house at Ibelin has been extended, and there are a number of shots which serve to lay out the geography of the house in more detail than in the theatrical cut. As Balian and Almaric survey the land at Ibelin, Almaric has a line not in the theatrical version; "My lord, this is a poor and dusty place.
There is a new scene between Balian and Sibylla 'Eva Green' where she washes his face after he comes in from working on the land, and she tells him that she is free to do as she pleases due to her being the King's sister. The scene between Balian and Sibylla as Balian watches the Muslim servants performing their prayers has some additional dialogue where she tells him about her son.
There is a new scene with Balian where he is walking by the irrigation system and sees the toy boat that the boy used earlier when the water pumps were first set up. He picks the boat up and looks at it for a moment, before returning it to the water and watching it float away. After the battle of Kerak, as the army leaves, Guy looks at Balian and then at Sibylla and notices them looking at one another; the implication being that he knows Balian and Sibylla have been together.
As the Saracen doctors enter Baldwin's chamber, there is a newly added scene of Guy practicing with his sword in the hallway. Immediately after this, there is a new scene of Raynald walking around in circles in his cell repeatedly shouting out his name. The jail-keeper is trying to have his dinner and looses patience, slamming the inner door of the prison shut. Eraclius leaves the chamber in disgust and meets Guy outside.
After the departure of Eraclius, there is another new scene in which Guy rather unceremoniously seduces Sibylla's maid Samira Draa. There is then a new scene between Balian and Sibylla where Sibylla points out that, as Regent, she is going to have to run the Kingdom until her son is ready to do it himself. Balian asks what role Guy will have in this new government, but Sibylla doesn't answer him. After leaving Balian, Sibylla arrives at the palace in the early morning.
Once inside, she sees Guy with her son, followed by a scene in which Guy attempts to force her to accept his knights' allegiance, threatening that if she does not, her son's reign as King will be "brief and bloody. There is a new scene of Sibylla teaching her son about England and France. Tiberias arrives and tells her that if she wants to say goodbye to her brother, she had better do it now.
At first, she is reluctant, but Tiberias persuades her to go. After she and Tiberias leave, the boy places his palm on top of the fire lamp and feels no pain, despite blistering his flesh - thus indicating that he, like his uncle Baldwin IV, has leprosy. Baldwin IV's death scene is slightly longer than in the theatrical cut, with some additional moments of silence between him and Sibylla. When Guy confronts Sibylla after Baldwin's death, an additional line of dialogue has been added; "If my son has your knights, you have your wife.
In this version, after she removes the mask to look at his face, she then gently places the mask back on, and tucks it in under his hood. There is a new scene showing Baldwin V's coronation. Immediately after the coronation, an interesting new scene between Balian and the Hospitaler has been added. Balian is throwing a stone at a bush, trying to get a spark so as to make the bush ignite. As the Hospitaler arrives, Balian succeeds, and suggests this is proof God doesn't exist.
The Hospitaler disagrees. They talk briefly, and as the Hospitaler rides away, a bush several feet away from the burning one suddenly ignites in flames without any apparent cause.
Balian turns around in amazement, and then turns back to the Hospitaler, but he is gone; the plains are deserted for miles around. As Balian looks around, his horse seems to jump in fright. A series of new scenes follow the bush scene. We see the new King signing various documents, and there is a close-up of some wax dropping onto his hand without him feeling anything. Eraclius and Sibylla both see this, and realize that something is wrong.
There is then a short scene of a physician pricking the boy's feet with pins, without him feeling anything, and Sibylla beginning to cry. Next, Tiberias tells Sibylla that rumors are spreading that the boy is ill, and that he needs to be seen publicly to dispel such gossip. Sibylla breaks down and Tiberius comforts her.
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