‘Braveheart’ won the Best Picture title at the 68th Academy Awards. The film, directed, produced, and starred by Mel Gibson, was written by Randall Wallace.
The story was inspired by Blind Harry’s epic poem ‘The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace’. ‘Braveheart’ tells the extremely fictionalized story of the legendary Scottish rebel William Wallace, and his rebellion against King Edward Longshanks of England, in which he battled for the freedom of Scotland.
‘Braveheart’ was nominated for ten Academy Awards at the 68th Academy Awards, and won five: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Editing. The major battle scenes were shot in Ireland, using members of the Irish Army Reserve as extras. Critics especially praised the massively scaled and extravagantly violent battle scenes.
The music score was composed and conducted by James Horner. The score has gone on to be one of the most commercially successful soundtracks of all time.
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