Last Knights

Last Knights
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKazuaki Kiriya
Written byMichael Konyves
Dove Sussman
Produced byLuci Kim
StarringClive Owen
Cliff Curtis
Aksel Hennie
Peyman Moaadi
Ayelet Zurer
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Ahn Sung-ki
Morgan Freeman
CinematographyAntonio Riestra
Edited byMark Sanger
Music byNicolas Neidhardt
Satnam Ramgotra
Martin Tillman
Production
companies
Grindstone Entertainment Group
Luka Productions
Czech Anglo Productions
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • 3 April 2015 (2015-04-03)
Running time
115 minutes[1][2]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
South Korea[3]
Czech Republic[4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19.2 million[5]
Box office$1.8 million[6]

Last Knights is a 2015 action drama film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya and written by Michael Konyves and Dove Sussman, based loosely on (and Westernizing, for the most part) the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin.[7][8] The film, a joint production between the UK, Czech Republic and South Korea, stars Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman in the lead roles. It centres on a band of warriors who seek to avenge the loss of their master at the hands of a corrupt minister.[9][10][11][12]

The film had its limited release on 3 April 2015, by Lionsgate and was released to video on demand on 30 June 2015.[13] The film was dedicated to the memory of actor Dave Legeno, who died in 2014.

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  4. ^ "The Last Knights: Morgan Freeman a Clive Owen točí v ČR". FandímeFilmu.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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  7. ^ Stewart, Sara (1 April 2015). "Freeman, Owen casualties of bloody bad Last Knights". New York Post. Retrieved 8 June 2015. Immersing the Japanese samurai legend of the 47 ronin — recently told in 2013's 47 Ronin – in a gloomy, multiethnic Game of Thrones aesthetic
  8. ^ Zumpe, Lee Clark (6 April 2015). "Kazuaki Kiriya's Last Knights falls short of expectations". Tbnweekly.com. Tampa Bay Newspapers. If it sounds a bit familiar, that's probably because "Last Knights" mirrors the tale of the 47 Ronin.
  9. ^ Kay, Jeremy (31 October 2012). "Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman to star in The Last Knights". Screen International. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  10. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (20 November 2012). "Korean Capital and Crews Enters Hollywood Mainstream". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  11. ^ Lee, Hye-ji (19 November 2012). "Park Si-yeon, Ahn Seong-gi to Work with Morgan Freeman in Korea-funded Hollywood Pic". 10Asia. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Park Si-yeon Excited to Work with Morgan Freeman on The Last Knights". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Last Knights". The Numbers. Retrieved 22 June 2015.