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A knight returns from the Crusades looking forward to a quiet life, but finds himself embarking on a new mission when the king's daughter disappears. He sets out to find the missing princess - in return for some land of his own - but his quest leads to a confrontation with a fearsome dragon. Fantasy adventure, with James Purefoy, Piper Perabo, Simon Callow, Patrick Swayze and Michael Clarke Duncan
2004
Adventure
Fantasy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
James Purefoy
(Actor)
.. George
Piper Perabo
(Actor)
.. Princess Luma
Patrick Swayze
(Actor)
.. Garth
Simon Callow
(Actor)
.. King Edgar
Michael Clarke Duncan
(Actor)
.. Tarik
Bill Treacher
(Actor)
.. Elmendorf
Paul Freeman
(Actor)
.. Sir Robert
Joan Plowright
(Actor)
.. Mother Superior
Tom Reeve
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
James Purefoy
(Actor)
.. George
Piper Perabo
(Actor)
.. Princess Luma
Born:
October 31, 1976
in
Dallas
Best Known For:
A string of movies.
Early-life:
Piper Lisa Perabo was born in Dallas on October 31, 1976 to Mary and George. Her surname originates in Germany, the home of her paternal grandfather's family. Piper is the eldest of three children and she grew up in Toms River, New Jersey. She earned a theatre degree at Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University. She caught the attention of a casting director when she accompanied her then-boyfriend to an audition.
Career:
Perabo relocated to New York, where she studied acting at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. It wasn't long before she landed her first role, in Marc Levin's comedy Whiteboyz (1999). A year later, she played an FBI agent in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Roles followed in Coyote Ugly (2000), Slap Her, She's French (2002), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and its 2005 sequel, The Prestige (2005) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008). More recently, she starred in Looper (2012). She made the move into TV in 2010 when she began playing CIA Agent Annie Walker in Covert Affairs.
Quote:
"I was never the girl who walked down the centre of the hallway snapping people out of her way."
Trivia:
She speaks French.
Patrick Swayze
(Actor)
.. Garth
Born:
August 18, 1952
in
Houston, Texas
Best Known For:
Dirty Dancing.
Early-life:
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, on August 18, 1952, to Jesse and Patsy Swayze. He had a younger brother, Don. A naturally gifted dancer, Patrick studied at Harkness Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and San Jacinto College. His first professional performance was as a dancer in Disney on Parade. A role in a Broadway production of Grease led to his film debut in 1979 as Ace in Skatetown, USA.
Career:
Following small parts in TV movies, Swayze landed a role in Francis Ford Coppola's drama The Outsiders alongside other then unknowns, including Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez. Its success brought him to the attention of other directors. In 1987 he became an overnight global sensation thanks to Dirty Dancing. Road House, Next of Kin, Ghost and Point Break followed, but by the early 1990s, his career had slowed down. His last films included Donnie Darko, Waking Up in Reno, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Keeping Mum, and Powder Blue. Swayze was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008. A year later, he was hospitalised with pneumonia that was said to be a complication of chemotherapy treatments he had received. He died aged 57 on September 14, 2009.
Quote:
"Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included."
Trivia:
Swayze was married to actress Lisa Niemi from 1975 until his death in 2009.
Simon Callow
(Actor)
.. King Edgar
Born:
June 15, 1949
in
London
Best Known For:
Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Early-life:
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow was born on June 15, 1949, in London. His parents separated when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He spent time at the London Oratory Grammar School, and also had a stint on the African continent, between the ages of nine and 12. His mother, who had once enjoyed an affluent lifestyle, attempted to cover up the family's poor economic status by making sure her son's diction was perfect.
Career:
Following spells at Belfast's Queen's University and London's Drama Centre, Callow worked in the Old Vic's box office after being recommended for the post by Laurence Olivier. Acclaimed stage roles followed, as did several small parts in such TV shows as The Sweeney and Carry On Laughing! He had the lead in 1984 sitcom Chance in a Million, and made his film debut the same year in Amadeus. Since then he's continued to appear regularly on stage and TV. His most notable movies include A Room with a View, Postcards from the Edge, Shakespeare in Love, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The Phantom of the Opera. He was also a judge on the show Popstar to Operastar in 2011.
Quote:
"People expect me to be constantly merry, and I'm not. Sometimes I'm quite melancholy. I have an in-built sense of regret about things."
Trivia:
He has written biographies of Oscar Wilde, Charles Laughton and Orson Welles.
Michael Clarke Duncan
(Actor)
.. Tarik
Born:
December 10, 1957
in
Chicago
Best Known For:
The Green Mile.
Early-life:
Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10th, 1957. He was raised by his single mother on Chicago's South Side - a notorious community. He resisted drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let him, fearing he would get hurt - despite his enormous bulk. He then turned to acting, dreaming of becoming a Hollywood star. After graduating from high school and attending community college, he worked digging ditches at Peoples Gas Company in Chicago. When he quit his job and headed to Hollywood, he landed small roles while working as a bodyguard for the likes of Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J and the Notorious B.I.G. He let a friend take over for him the night Notorious B.I.G. was shot, which prompted him to quit that line of work.
Career:
Duncan's role in the movie Armageddon (1998) led to his breakthrough performance in The Green Mile (1999) when his Armageddon co-star Bruce Willis called director Frank Darabont, suggesting Michael for the part of convict John Coffey. He received critical acclaim for his performance. That led to several other key parts including a role alongside Willis in The Whole Nine Yards, and box-office successes in Daredevil and The Scorpion King. He went on to star in Sin City, The Island, School for Scoundrels, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, and Delgo. He suffered a heart attack in July 2012 and remained hospitalised for several weeks. He died on September 3, 2012, at the age of 54.
Quote:
"My sister [Judith] used to say I had a frail chest and she'd beat me up all the time."
Trivia:
He tried out for the Chicago Bears American football team in the mid 1980s.
Bill Treacher
(Actor)
.. Elmendorf
Paul Freeman
(Actor)
.. Sir Robert
Joan Plowright
(Actor)
.. Mother Superior
Tom Reeve
(Director)
