Director Ridley Scott confronts hundreds of years of religious conflict in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. An epic film set in Europe and the Middle East, the story follows one man's struggle to better himself and the world around him. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a French blacksmith who is mourning the deaths of his wife and baby when his estranged nobleman father (Liam Neeson) arrives and asks him to join the Crusades in Jerusalem. Mindful that conducting the Lord's work will help him atone for his sins, Balian agrees, and embarks on the perilous journey. Along the way, he reveals his gifts of inherent goodness and fair treatment of all human beings. Upon reaching Jerusalem, a city where his meager beginnings no longer matter, Balian earns respect and fealty, while the evil Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas) looks down his aristocratic nose at the former laborer.

As he did in GLADIATOR, Scott explores the theme of a man who chooses his fate, instead of accepting the fate given to him at birth. Balian comes to life in Jerusalem, protecting the weak and defenseless as his father told him he must, and catching the eye of the beautiful Princess Sibylla (Eva Green), unhappily married to de Lusignan. Scott paints a stirring portrait of the struggle over Jerusalem among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In doing so, he also shows the passionate fight for religious freedom. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ably handles these delicate issues, effectively treating characters from all factions as individuals and not as stereotypes. By placing a virtuous man at the center of this conflict, Scott creates a powerful, universal story.

DVD Features:

4-Disc Set
Audio:
DTS - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - Director's Cut Edition Part 1
Widescreen - 2.35
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director; William Monahan - Writer; Lisa Ellzey - Executive Produer; Dody Dorn - Film Editor; Wes Sewell - Visual Effects Supervisor; Adam Somner - First Assistant Director
Introduction - Ridley Scott - Director
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essay - THE ENGINER'S GUIDE Part 1
Disc 2: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - Director's Cut Edition Part 2
Widescreen - 2.35
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director; William Monahan - Writer; Lisa Ellzey - Executive Produer; Dody Dorn - Film Editor; Wes Sewell - Visual Effects Supervisor; Adam Somner - First Assistant Director
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essay - 1. THE ENGINER'S GUIDE Part 2
2. Story Notes (with Images)
Disc 3: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - Supplemental Materials
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes - 1. Screen Tests (With Commentary)
2. Cast Rehearsals
3. Costume & Weapon Design
Documentaries - 1. THE PATH TO REDEMPTION DOCUMENTARY - Part I DEVELOPMENT
2. "Creative Accuracy: The Scholars Speak"
Featurette - 1. "Good Intentions" Part 1
2. "Faith and Courage" Part 2
3. "The Pilgrimage Begins" Part 3
Interactive Features:
Multiple Angles - Storyboard Comparisons
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Location Scout Gallery
Essay - 1. "Tripoli" Overview (With Images)
2. First Draft Screenplay by William Monahan
3. Story Notes (With Images)
4. Production Design/Conceptual Art/Costume Galleries (With Images)
Stills/Photos (With Text)
Disc 4: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - Supplemental Materials
Alternate Scenes (With Commentary)
Behind the Scenes - 1. "Unholy War: Mounting The Siege"
2. Sound Design Suite
3. Visual Effects Breakdowns
4. ShoWest Presentation
5. Press Junket Walkthrough
6. Japanese & London Premieres
7. The Director's Cut & DVD Campaign (With Images)
Deleted Scenes (With Commentary)
Featurette - 1. "Into The Promised Land" Part 4
2. "The Burning Bush" Part 5
3. "Sins and Absolution" Part 6
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers
2. TV Spots (With Commentary)
Interactive Features:
Multiple Angles - Storyboard Comparisons
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Poster Explorations: Domestic & International
Stills/Photos (With Text)

Orlando Bloom: Actor, LORD OF THE RINGS (2001)
Eva Green: Actress, THE DREAMERS (2004)
Jeremy Irons: Actor, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN/REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
Brendan Gleeson: Actor/"Braveheart"
Marton Csokas: 
Liam Neeson: Irish actor, EXCALIBUR/SCHINDLER'S LIST
David Thewlis: British Actor
Michael Sheen: Actor, UNDERWORLD (2003)
Eriq Ebouaney: Actor, LUMUMBA (2000)
Jouko Ahola: Actor, INVINCIBLE (2001)
Philip Glenister: 
Kevin McKidd: Actor
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: Actor
Steven Robertson: Actor, RORY O'SHEA WAS HERE (2005)
Alexander Siddig: Actor, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
Edward Norton: Actor/Director

Ridley Scott: British Director/Producer, ALIEN (1979), BLADE RUNNER (1982)

William Monahan: Screenwriter, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005)

Harry Gregson-Williams: Composer, SPY GAME (2001)

Dody Dorn: Editor

"[The film] stirs up powerful half-buried aesthetic energies simply by venturing into the chosen terrain....Best of all perhaps is Orlando Bloom's first glimpse of Jerusalem, an instant of digitized splendor that reawakens the occult dream that cinema can somehow literally transport us into the past."
"Where Scott scores is in the cinematography and set-pieces, with vast armies surging across sun-baked sand in almost Kurosawa-like ballets of light and colour."
"There's a wealth of charisma among the supporting cast..."
"It's all very teeming and hordelike and impressive."
"Scott delivers rousing entertainment layered with provocation."
"Working from a strong script by William Monahan and making full use of that solid cast and his own impeccable skill with imagery, Scott has fashioned an impressive film that resonates with lessons..."
"Mr. Scott is a virtuoso of movie violence and he does not disappoint on that count here....Filled with scene after scene of choreographed mayhem."