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Braveheart

Movie·1995·Action, Drama, History·2h 58m·7.9 (11,141)·Directed by Mel Gibson

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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.

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Mel GibsonMel GibsonWilliam WallaceCatherine McCormackCatherine McCormackMurron MacClannoughSophie MarceauSophie MarceauPrincess IsabellePatrick McGoohanPatrick McGoohanKing EdwardAngus MacfadyenAngus MacfadyenRobert the BruceBrendan GleesonBrendan GleesonHamish CampbellJames RobinsonJames RobinsonYoung William WallaceJames CosmoJames CosmoCampbell

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