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In medieval France, squire Jacques Le Gris secures a captaincy destined for knight Jean de Carrouges. To rub salt into fresh wounds, Jacques' promotion includes land intended for his rival. Jean canters off to war and returns to his wife Marguerite, who claims she was sexually assaulted by Jacques. Ridley Scott's epic drama based on a book by Eric Jager, starring Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (who also worked on the screenplay)
2021
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Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
Romance
Cast & Crew
Matt Damon
(Actor)
.. Sir Jean de Carrouges
Adam Driver
(Actor)
.. Jacques le Gris
Jodie Comer
(Actor)
.. Marguerite de Carrouges
Ben Affleck
(Actor)
.. Pierre d'Alençon
Harriet Walter
(Actor)
.. Nicole de Buchard
Ridley Scott
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Matt Damon
(Actor)
.. Sir Jean de Carrouges
Born:
October 08, 1970
in
Boston, Massachusetts
Best Known For:
Jason Bourne and a string of hit movies.
Early-life:
Born Matthew Paige Damon on October 8, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts. He has a brother who is now an artist and sculptor. Their father is a retired investment banker, their mother is a professor of education. They divorced in 1973, and the boys moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with their mother. Damon met fellow actor Ben Affleck when he was 10 and they have been friends ever since.
Career:
Damon dropped out of Harvard to concentrate on acting. He struggled to get roles and made his film debut in 1988's Mystic Pizza. Playing a troubled soldier in 1996's Courage Under Fire got him noticed. A year later, Good Will Hunting, based on a story by Damon and Affleck, became a major success and won them Best Screenplay Oscars. Since then, Damon has appeared in several hits, including Saving Private Ryan, Dogma, The Talented Mr Ripley, Stuck On You, The Departed, True Grit, Invictus and the Ocean's Eleven and Bourne franchises. He is now among the world's most bankable stars.
Quote:
"If anybody wanted to photograph my life, they'd get bored in a day. 'Here's Matt at home learning his lines. Here's Matt researching in aisle six of his local library'. A few hours of that and they'd go home."
Trivia:
He enjoys playing poker and has competed in several World Series of Poker (WSOP) events.
Adam Driver
(Actor)
.. Jacques le Gris
Jodie Comer
(Actor)
.. Marguerite de Carrouges
Ben Affleck
(Actor)
.. Pierre d'Alençon
Born:
August 15, 1972
in
Berkeley, California
Best Known For:
His friendship with Matt Damon.
Early-life:
Born Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, but was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His mother was a teacher, while his father had a number of jobs, including social worker, mechanic and janitor. Ben's younger brother, Casey, is also an actor, and they've worked together several times. Ben met Matt Damon at the age of eight; they attended the same school and lived near each other. On graduating from high school, Ben attended Occidental College in LA and the University of Vermont.
Career:
Affleck's acting career began as a child, with appearances in various TV productions. He first worked with Matt on School Ties in 1992. A year later he directed his project - a short film - and began a long association with indie film-maker Kevin Smith by appearing in Mallrats; he's since appeared in most of Smith's movies, in roles both large and small. But it was co-writing and starring alongside Matt in Good Will Hunting that made him famous - the duo also won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Films since include Shakespeare in Love, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, State of Play and the Oscar-winning Argo, which he also directed.
Quote:
"I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger', and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity."
Trivia:
In 2013, it was announced that Affleck would play Batman in the Man of Steel sequel.
Harriet Walter
(Actor)
.. Nicole de Buchard
Ridley Scott
(Director)
Born:
November 30, 1937
in
South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Best Known For:
Directing Alien, Thelma and Louise and Gladiator.
Early-life:
Born on November 30, 1937, in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. He spent most of his free time drawing or watching movies. He trained at West Hartlepool Art School and the Royal College of Art, where he developed a passion for film-making. His student project, Boy On A Bicycle, won much acclaim. His brother Tony is the director of Top Gun and True Romance. Their older sibling, Frank, died of cancer in 1980.
Career:
Scott worked as a designer, then as a director, on TV shows Z Cars, Softly Softly and Adam Adamant Lives. He set up his own company in the 1960s, which made classic adverts for Hovis and Guinness. His first film was 1977's The Duellists. Two years later he made Alien, which was a blockbuster. He's since directed a number of hugely successful movies including Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, GI Jane, Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down and Matchstick Men. The success of these projects made him Britain's most lucrative film-maker. His most recent work includes Kingdom Of Heaven, American Gangster, Robin Hood and Prometheus. He always has several films in various stages of production.
Quote:
"People always ask me what's the plan. There is no plan. I go to what fascinates me next."
Trivia:
He was knighted in 2003.
