Corrected entry: When Godfrey tells Balian how to get to Jerusalem he tells him to 'go to where the people speak Italian and keep going'. Italy and the Italian language did not exist at this time, instead people spoke various regional dialects which were formed into Italian circa the 14th Century.
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21st May 2005
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
20th Jun 2005
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Corrected entry: Far from letting the inhabitants of Jerusalem go free, Saladin actually ransomed those who could pay and enslaved the rest.
Correction: As stated in the disclaimer at the end of the film, although the story was based on real events and real people, some characters and events have been altered, added or left out for dramatic purposes. As the film-makers are specifically claiming not to be making a 100% accurate historical document, this is not a mistake.
20th Jun 2005
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Corrected entry: Guy de Lusignan was not paraded around by Saladin on a donkey. He was treated with honour and later released.
Correction: As stated in the disclaimer at the end of the film, although the story was based on real events and real people, some characters and events have been altered, added or left out for dramatic purposes. As the film-makers are specifically claiming not to be making a 100% accurate historical document, this is not a mistake.
20th Jun 2005
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Corrected entry: Balian was present at the Battle of Hattin, where Saladin defeated Guy, but managed to cut his way out of the encirclement and return to Jerusalem.
Correction: As stated in the disclaimer at the end of the film, although the story was based on real events and real people, some characters and events have been altered, added or left out for dramatic purposes. As the film-makers are specifically claiming not to be making a 100% accurate historical document, this is not a mistake.
20th Jun 2005
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Corrected entry: Count Raymond of Tripoli was the actual Lord of Tiberias. He did not refuse to accompany Guy and was present at the Battle of Hattin, but managed to cut his way out and escape.
Correction: As stated in the disclaimer at the end of the film, although the story was based on real events and real people, some characters and events have been altered, added or left out for dramatic purposes. As the film-makers are specifically claiming not to be making a 100% accurate historical document, this is not a mistake.
21st Jun 2005
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Corrected entry: Balian's father's name was actually Barisan, not Godfrey as is stated in the movie.
Correction: As stated in the disclaimer at the end of the film, although the story was based on real events and real people, some characters and events have been altered, added or left out for dramatic purposes. As the film-makers are specifically claiming not to be making a 100% accurate historical document, this is not a mistake.
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Correction: So what was he supposed to say? 'Go to where people speak various regional dialects and keep going'? And he's speaking modern English - do you have a problem with that too? The script has been modernised, and this is one element of that.
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