Ridley Scott’s ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ Director’s Cut Is Finally Coming to Theaters

At long last, Ridley Scott's crusade to bring his vision of Kingdom of Heaven is at its end. The director's cut of the medieval epic is returning to theaters for one day only. The film will screen on May 14 and tickets are now available on Fandango.
First released in 2005, Kingdom of Heaven is a fictionalized version of the Third Crusade, and centers around a blacksmith-turned-knight (Orlando Bloom), who gets swept up in the battle for Jerusalem in the 12th century. The film ran into problems with test audiences, and 20th Century Fox ordered that 45 minutes be cut from the film. The resulting two-hour, 24-minute film was released to mixed reviews (it holds a 39% Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and middling box office, grossing $218 million Usd on a $130 million budget.
The director's cut, which featured Scott's intended vision for the film, runs for three hours and ten minutes, and restores...
First released in 2005, Kingdom of Heaven is a fictionalized version of the Third Crusade, and centers around a blacksmith-turned-knight (Orlando Bloom), who gets swept up in the battle for Jerusalem in the 12th century. The film ran into problems with test audiences, and 20th Century Fox ordered that 45 minutes be cut from the film. The resulting two-hour, 24-minute film was released to mixed reviews (it holds a 39% Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and middling box office, grossing $218 million Usd on a $130 million budget.
The director's cut, which featured Scott's intended vision for the film, runs for three hours and ten minutes, and restores...
- 5/7/2025
- by Rob London
- Collider.com
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