Kingdom of Heaven begins in a remote village in France, with a blacksmith, Balian ( Orlando Bloom), haunted by his wife's recent suicide as the result of the death of their child.

Alexander Siddig as Nasir (on screen)/Imad (script)īalian ( Orlando Bloom) at the Battle of Kerak.

Edward Norton as King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.

Brendan Gleeson as Raynald of Chatillon.

Jeremy Irons as Tiberias (the movie's name for the historical Raymond III of Tripoli, Lord of Tiberias).

Liam Neeson as Godfrey of Ibelin, Balian's father (the actual historical father of Balian of Ibelin was not named Godfrey but Barisan).

Many of the characters in the movie are fictionalized versions of historical figures: It was reported that the Moroccan government sent hundreds of soldiers to protect the set and crew from Muslim extremists who threatened attacks however, the Moroccan cavalry were actually on hand as extras in the epic battle scenes. Filming also took place in Spain, at the Loarre castle, Segovia, Valsaín, Ávila, Palma del Río and Casa de Pilatos in Seville. A replica of the ancient city of Jerusalem was constructed in the desert. Most filming took place in Ouarzazate in Morocco, where Scott had filmed Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. Hamid Dabashi, a professor who mainly specialises in Iranian studies at Columbia University, was the film's chief academic consultant regarding the Crusades. The script is a heavily fictionalised portrayal of Balian of Ibelin. The story deals with the Crusades of the 12th century, and involves an artificer (a military mechanic French: artificier) and engineer (in this case, someone who makes siege engines), serving as a village blacksmith who goes on to aid the city of Jerusalem in its defense against the Muslim leader Saladin, who battles to reclaim the city from the Christians. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Marton Csokas, Brendan Gleeson, Alexander Siddig, Ghassan Massoud, Edward Norton, Jon Finch, Michael Sheen and Liam Neeson. Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic film, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan.

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