- Release Date:
- March 14, 1995
- Director:
- Mel Gibson
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, james robinson, Sean Lawlor, Sandy Nelson, James Cosmo, Sean McGinley
- Rating:
- R
- Runtime:
- 177
- Main Genre:
- Action
- Writers:
- Randall Wallace
- Tagline:
- What kind of man would defy a king?
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William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce.
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