History Trivia / AKnightsTale

* {{Typecasting}}: Creator/RufusSewell as the evil RomanticFalseLead - he'd also played a aristocratic FrenchJerk in Film/TheLegendOfZorro.

* PlayingAgainstType: It's quite surprising that James Purefoy, usually a villain or {{Jerkass}}, is the benevolent Prince Edward. He'd later play the loyal [[TheReliableOne Kantos Kan]] as a OneSceneWonder in ''Film/JohnCarter''.

* A Knight’s Tale is one of the [[https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-complete-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows-on-the-interna-1782918945 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.]]

* A Knights Tale is one of the [[https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-complete-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows-on-the-interna-1782918945 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.]]

* A Knights Tale is one of the 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.

* FakeBrit: Australian Creator/HeathLedger and American Creator/AlanTudyk as William and Wat, respectively. Fortunately averted by Laura Fraser.

** According to DVDCommentary: Jocelyn's "[[HypocriticalHumor Oh that is lovely]]!" in response to the above-mentioned priest's gesture prompting her to kiss his ring was an ad-lib. "Your entrails will become your extrails" was an audition ad-lib that helped Creator/AlanTudyk get the part and made it into the film.

* OrphanedReference: Kate asking William what he's planning to do with his hair while she's teaching him to dance. Originally William was meant to show up at the banquet with his hair slicked back and covered in silver as a result of Kate restyling it for him. Only one scene, which didn't make the cut, was filmed this way before everyone realised it looked ridiculous and the decision was made to stick with his usual blonde hair. As a result Kate's comment is left as an odd non-sequitur.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** You know Jocelyn's maid? That's actually Berenice Bejo, who would go on to receive major critical praise and recognition for her role in ''Film/TheArtist'' and be nominated for an Academy Award.
** Also, Mark Addy, more widely known as Bill Miller in ''Series/StillStanding'' and as King Robert Baratheon of ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** He's not the only Game of Thrones face either. The priest who obliviously takes Jocelyn's deadpan lamentations of SoBeautifulItsACurse at face value? ''Mace Tyrell''.
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' fans might recognize Creator/LauraFraser, a.k.a. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, as Kate.
** Chaucer was Creator/PaulBettany's StarMakingRole: he didn't start getting juicier parts until after this film.

* ShownTheirWork: A number of the names mentioned in the film were actual people:
** Ulrich von Liechtenstein was a German knight from a century prior who was said to have broken over three hundred lances and never been unhorsed.
** Sir Thomas Colville (Edwards disguise) was a real knight at the time the story takes place.
** Piers Courtenay was a descendant of Edward I.
** The three knights mentioned by Roland before the bet (Count Theobald, John Beaumont, and Phillip of Burgundy) also existed.
** And of course Chaucer and Prince Edward.

** According to DVD commentary: Jocelyn's "[[HypocriticalHumor Oh that is lovely]]!" in response to the above-mentioned priest's gesture prompting her to kiss his ring was an ad-lib. "Your entrails will become your extrails" was an audition ad-lib that helped Alan Tudyk get the part and made it into the film.
** The knight that gets knocked off his horse in the opening scene of the film? That's Creator/HeathLedger's stunt double, and the entire scene is actually footage of an accident he had while filming. He was genuinely knocked unconscious.
** Chaucer kissing Adhemar's herald twice was unscripted. Paul Bettany was told to [[HarpoDoesSomethingFunny "surprise him"]], though how wasn't specified.

* {{Typecasting}}: Rufus Sewell as the evil RomanticFalseLead - he'd also played a aristocratic FrenchJerk in Film/TheLegendOfZorro.

** ''Series/BreakingBad'' fans might recognize Lydia Rodarte-Quayle's actress, Creator/LauraFraser, here as Kate.

** You know Jocelyn's maid? Believe it or not, but that's actually Berenice Bejo, who would go on to receive major critical praise and recognition for her role in ''Film/TheArtist'' and be nominated for an Academy Award.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/PaulBettany (Chaucer) and Creator/LauraFraser (Kate) dated for two years.

* {{Typecasting}}: Creator/RufusSewell as the evil RomanticFalseLead - he'd also played a aristocratic FrenchJerk in Film/TheLegendOfZorro.

* PlayingAgainstType: It's quite surprising that Creator/JamesPurefoy, usually a villain or {{Jerkass}}, is the benevolent Prince Edward. He'd later play the loyal [[TheReliableOne Kantos Kan]] as a OneSceneWonder in ''Film/JohnCarter''.

* FakeBrit: Australian Creator/HeathLedger puts in a pretty convincing performance. Alan Tudyk hides his American accent pretty convincingly, to the degree that people for many years thought he was a FakeAmerican. Hawaiian-born Shannyn Sossamon's accent is a little less convincing.

** According to DVD commentary: Jocelyn's "Oh that is lovely!" in response to a priest's gesture prompting her to kiss his ring was an ad-lib. "Your entrails will become your extrails" was an audition ad-lib that helped Alan Tudyk get the part and made it into the film.

** When Will wins his first sword match, the crowd is silent until Roland spurs them on to cheer. As it happens, the extras who composed the audience were Czech and didn't realize they were supposed to cheer when Chaucer finished his speech.

* {{Typecasting}}: Creator/RufusSewell as the evil RomanticFalseLead - he'd also played a aristocratic FrenchJerk in Film/TheLegendOfZorro . Again a case of MeanCharacterNiceActor

* TypeCasting: Creator/RufusSewell as the evil RomanticFalseLead.

** Creator/HeathLedger, natch. While some fans remember him for his role as William, he would only get his big break on [[Film/BrokebackMountain three]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight subsequent]] [[Film/TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus movies]] (even getting an Academy Award in one of them)... all before [[ActorExistenceFailure biting it midway in production of the last]].

* While Adhemar is talking to an assosciate about how to beat "Ulrich" there's a shot of William with a dramatic zoom in. This was actually a mistake, the camera operator realised mid-shot that he wasn't focused properly and tried to correct it. Director Brian Helgeland thought the resulting shot looked cool and decided to use it with an added sound effect to highlight the camera movement.

** Chaucer was Creator/PaulBettany's BreakoutRole: he didn't start getting juicier parts until after this film.

** Chaucer kissing Adhemar's herald twice was unscripted. Paul Bettany was told to "surprise him", though how wasn't specified.