Braveheart is a legendary 1995 historical fiction war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson, who portrays the 13th-century Scottish warrior king William Wallace, who was part of the Wallace Clan. It depicts the life of the king, and how he led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The box office hit made history for its bloody battle scenes, literal cast of thousands and scooped five Academy Awards in 1996, although exasperating many historians for taking creative liberties with the plot! Randall Wallace, who wrote the screenplay, acknowledged the 15th-century poem “The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie“ as a major inspiration for the film. Braveheart generated huge interest in Scotland and its history and has even been accused of driving “the Braveheart phenomenon,” a Hollywood-inspired rise in Scottish nationalism.
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