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THENONEXISTENTKNIGHT
CREATIVEASSIGNMENT
FILMSCRIPT

CHARACTERS

AGILULF
RAIMBAUT
BRADAMANTE
GURDULOO
TORRISMUND
SOPHRONIA

CHARLEMAGNE
EXTRA1
EXTRA2
EXTRA3
EXTRA4

SCENESIX:INSIDETENT
SCENESEVEN:PATHINWOODS
SCENEEIGHT:SMALLFIELD
SCENENINE:WOODS
SCENETEN:SMALLFIELD

SCENES

SCENEONE:OPENFIELD
SCENETWO:BRIDGEINWOODS
SCENETHREE:PATHINWOODS
SCENEFOUR:OPENFIELD
SCENEFIVE:WOODS

SCENEONE:
OPENFIELD

(CHARLEMAGNEISBEINGINTRODUCEDTOKNIGHTS)
(CAMERAPANOFTREES,THENOPENFIELD,APPROACHKNIGHTSINASTRAIGHTLINE)

EXTRA1:IAMHUGHTHEDANE
EXTRA2:NAMOOFBAVARIA
EXTRA3:PALMERINOFENGLAND

CAMERAPANTOAGILULF

AGILULF:IAMAGILULFEMOBERTRANDINOFTHEGUILDIVERNANDOFTHEOTHERSOF
CORBENTRAZANDSURA,KNIGHTOFSELIMPIACITERIOREANDFEZ!

SCENEONEINTERVIEW:

AGILULF:HELLO!INGREATESTREGARDS,IAMSIRAGILULF,AFINEKNIGHT.IFYOUHAVE
NOTYETBEENMADEAWARE,IDONOTEXISTASOTHERSDO.TISALIFEOFNONEXISTENCE
ILIVE.IAMAFINEKNIGHTTHOUGH,AFTERRESCUINGTHEVIRGINSOPHRONIAIWAS
KNIGHTEDANDNOWPAYTHEDUTIFULTASKOFCARRYINGOUTTHEWILLOF
CHARLEMAGNEINBATTLE.


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SCENETWO:
BRIDGEINWOODS

(RAIMBAUTISINTRODUCED)
(AGILULFISSWINGINGHISSWORD,RAIMBAUTRUNSUP)

RAIMBAUT:OHKNIGHT!IDIDNTWANTTOINTERRUPTYOU!AREYOUEXERCISINGFORTHE
BATTLE?THERESTOBEABATTLEATDAWNTOMORROW,ISNTTHERE?MAYIEXERCISE
WITHYOU?

AGILULF:ARRANGEMENTSFORARMEDENCOUNTERSDECIDEDBYHEADQUARTERSARE
COMMUNICATEDTOOFFICERSANDTROOPSONEHOURBEFORETHESTARTOF
OPERATIONS.

RAIMBAUT:WELLYOUSEE,IONLYJUSTGOTHERE.TOAVENGEMYFATHER.ANDIWISH
YOUEXPERIENCEDOLDSOLDIERSWOULDPLEASETELLMEHOWICANGETINTOBATTLE
RIGHTOPPOSITETHATPAGANDOGISOHARANDBREAKMYLANCEINHISRIBS,ASHEDIDTO
MYHEROICFATHER.

AGILULF:THATISQUITESIMPLE,MYLAD.PUTINAREQUESTTOTHESUPERINTENDENCY
SPECIFYINGTHEMOTIVESFORYOURREQUEST.

RAIMBAUT:BUTSIRKNIGHTIAMWORRIEDWHETHERINACTUALBATTLEIWILLFEELTHE
COURAGEIFEELNOW.SUPPOSEIDONOTFINDISOHAR,SUPPOSEHEESCAPESME.

AGILULF:IKEEPTOTHERULES.DOTHATYOURSELFANDYOUWONTMAKEAMISTAKE.

RAIMBAUT:OHIMSORRYIDIDNTWANTTOBEANUISANCE.

SCENETWOINTERVIEW:

AGILULF:UGHTHATRAIMBAUTMAN.SOENERGIZEDANDDESIRINGREVENGE.IAM
INTERESTEDTOSEEHOWTHISBATTLEWILLTURNOUTFORHIM.

RAIMBAUT:OHHOWEXCITEDIAMTOAVENGEMYFATHERSDEATHINBATTLE.IAMSO
FORTUNATETOHAVERUNINTOSIRKNIGHTAGILULF.HESEEMSKNOWLEDGEABLEAND
EXPERIENCED.MAYBEICOULDLEARNFROMHIM.

SCENETHREE:PATHINWOODS

(ARMYMARCHESTOBATTLE)

CHARLEMAGNE:TOWARDSBATTLEWEMARCH!


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(GROUPOFPEOPLESTARTTOWALKDOWNTHEPATH.MEANWHILEGURDULOORUNS
THROUGHSCREAMINGANDWAVINGHISARMS.)

EXTRA2:WHOISTHAT?TISNOWAYTOACTAROUNDYOUREMPEROR

EXTRA3:WHOISTHATMAN?

EXTRA4:THATSGURDULOO.HESACARELESSMAN,SOMETIMESHEGETSTAKENAWAY,
MISTAKESHIMSELFFORSOMETHINGELSE.

EXTRA1:FORGIVEHIM,MAJESTY!

EXTRA2:SHOULDICUTOFFHISHEAD,SIRMAJESTY?

CHARLEMAGNE:NOBUTRATHER...AGILULF!YOUKNOWWHAT?IASSIGNYOUTHATMANAS
YOURSQUIRE.

SCENETHREEINTERVIEW

GURDULOO:
(DUCKNOISES)....(SCREAMS)

EXTRA1:WHATWASTHAT?WHOISTHATGUY?!

RAIMBAUT:ALLWEWEREDOINGWASWALKINGTHROUGHTHEWOODSTOWARDSBATTLE,
ANDALLOFTHESUDDENTHISSTRANGE,WEIRDMANCOMESRUNNINGTHROUGHAND
INTERRUPTSEVERYTHING.THISISNOTHOWIEXPECTEDMARCHTOWARDSBATTLETOBE.

AGILULF:ISERIOUSLYCANNOTEVENEXPLAIN.SORANDOM,SOUNORGANIZED.
APPARENTLYHESMYSQUIRENOW.IWONTEVENTELLYOUABOUTTHESOUP.

SCENEFOUR:
OPENFIELD

(WARBREAKSOUT)

RAIMBAUT:IMUSTFINDISOHARTHATPAGANDOGANDAVENGETHEDEATHOFMYFATHER!

(SPECTACLEBEARERWALKSBY)
(RAIMBAUTSEEMSRESERVED,THENCRUSHESTHESPECTACLES
(ISOHARISSTABBEDTHROUGHTHEBACKANDKILLED)

RAIMBAUT:HOORAY!MYFATHERSBLOODISAVENGED

(CAMERAPANSTOCONTINUEDBATTLEALLAROUND)


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(RAIMBAUTISSEENFIGHTINGWITHBRADAMANTE,THEYKILLWHOEVERTHEYREFIGHTING,
ANDBRADAMANTERUNSOFFINTOTHEDISTANCEASRAIMBAUTLIFTSHISHANDUPASIF
WONDERINGWHOBRADAMANTEWAS.)

SCENEFOURINTERVIEW:

RAIMBAUT:WHOWASTHATKNIGHTIFOUGHTSIDEBYSIDEWITH?SEEMEDTOBEAWOMAN,
IMUSTFINDHER.SHEISSOBEAUTIFUL.

AGILULF:THEBATTLEWENTWELLASUSUAL.

SCENEFIVE:
WOODS

(BRADAMANTEISSHOOTINGARCHERY,RAIMBAUTWALKSUP)

RAIMBAUT:THERESHEIS!ICHALLENGEYOUTOANARCHERYCOMPETITION.

(BRADAMANTEGIVEHIMTHEBOWANDARROW,STEPSASIDE)
(RAIMBAUTSHOOTSTHEBOWANDARROW,HITSTHETARGET)

BRADAMANTE:YOUHITTHETARGETALLRIGHT,BUTITSALWAYSBYCHANCE!

RAIMBAUT:BYCHANCE?WHATISNTBYCHANCETHEN?WHOCANDOANYTHINGBUTBY
CHANCE?

(CAMERAPANTOAGILULFWALKINGBYNONCHALANTLY)

BRADAMANTE:SIRKNIGHT,COMESHOWHIMHOW.

(AGILULFGRABSTHEBOWANDARROW,MOVESASIFHEHASNOMUSCLES,ANDSHOOTS
THEARROWPERFECTLY)

BRADAMANTE:AFINESHOT!

(AGILULFWALKSAWAY)

BRADAMANTE:WHOELSECOULDBEASEXACTANDPERFECTINEVERYACT?

EXTRA2:WHAT,WHATSTHATYOUSAY?

BRADAMANTE:WELLIFAGIRLHASENOUGHOFEVERYMANWHOEXISTS,HERONLY
REMAININGDESIRECOULDBEFORAMANWHODOESNTEXISTATALL.


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SCENEFIVEINTERVIEW:

RAIMBAUT:TISALWAYSAGILULFTHATTAKESAWAYTHEGLORY.HIMANDHIS
PERFECTNESS,UGHITELLYOU.ANYMANCOULDSHOOTABOW,IPROVEDIT,BUT
BRADAMANTESEEMSTOBELIEVEITISALLBYCHANCE

BRADAMANTE:OHTHATWONDERFULAGILULF,HOWPERFECTINHISMOVEMENTS.THAT
MANANDHISBEING,OHILLTELLYOU!
(OBVIOUSLYATTRACTEDTOHIM)

AGILULF:ISHOTABOW,PROVEDIAMCAPABLEOFATASKMANYOTHERSCANPERFORMAS
WELL.BIGDEAL.

SCENESIX:
INSIDELARGETENT

(KNIGHTSSEATEDAROUNDATABLE,CONVERSING)

EXTRA4:
(ASIFMAKINGATOAST)
TWASAGLORIOUSLYFOUGHTBATTLE!

(KNIGHTSALLCHEER)

EXTRA3:IMUSTTELLYOUTHATTHEBATTLEOFASPRAMONTEWASGOINGBADLYBEFOREI
CHALLENGEDKINGAGOLANTETOADUELANDBOREOFFEXCALIBUR.ICUTOFFHISRIGHT
ARMATABLOW,HISFISTREMAINEDTIGHTAROUNDITSHILT.

AGILULF:IDONOTWISHTOCONTRADICT,BUTINTHEINTERESTSOFACCURACYIMUST
RECORDTHATEXCALIBURWASSURRENDEREDBYOURENEMIES.

EXTRA3:ANYWAY,THATSNOTHINGCOMPAREDWITHMYSWORDOFFUSBERTS.

AGILULF:ONEMOMENT,LETSJUSTMAKEITCLEAR

EXTRA4:
(CUTSOFFAGILULF)
AGILULFMUSTYOUALWAYSINTERJECT?IDONTSEEWHY
YOUMUSTNIGGLESO.

AGILULF:EVERYTITLEANDPREDICATEOFMINEIGOTFORDEEDSWELLASSERTEDAND
SUPPORTEDBYINCONTROVERTIBLEDOCUMENTARYEVIDENCE!

TORRISMUND:SOYOUSAY!

AGILULF:
(STANDSUP)
WHOEVERSPOKEWILLANSWERTOME!

TORRISMUND:ITWASIWHOSPOKE.IWILLDETAILTOO.

AGILULF:IDLIKETOSEEWHATYOUCANFINDCONTESTABLEINMYPAST,TORRISMUND.


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TORRISMUND:FIFTEENYEARSAGOSOPHRONIA,THEKINGOFSCOTLANDSDAUGHTER
WHOMYOUSAVEDFROMRAPE,WASNOVIRGIN.

(COMMOTIONBREAKSOUT)

AGILULF:HOWCANYOUSUSTAINTHAT,WHICHISANAFFRONTNOTONLYTOMYDIGNITYAS
KNIGHTBUTTOTHELADYWHOMITOOKUNDERTHEPROTECTIONOFMYSWORD?

TORRISMUND:IDOSUSTAINIT.SOPHRONIAISMYMOTHER.YES,SHEBOREMETWENTY
YEARSAGO,WHENSHEWASTHIRTEENYEARSOFAGE.

CHARLEMAGNE:ANDYOU,WHATHAVEYOUTOSAYABOUTTHISSTORY,AGILULF?

AGILULF:LIES.SOPHRONIAWASAVIRGIN.

CHARLEMAGNE:CANITBEPROVEN?

AGILULF:IWILLSEARCHOUTSOPHRONIA.

(AGILULFTAKESOFFINTOTHEDISTANCEATONCE)

CHARLEMAGNE:ANDYOUTORRISMUND.YOUDOREALIZETHATYOUCANNOLONGERBEAR
YOURRANKBYDECLARINGYOURSELFBORNOUTOFWEDLOCK?

TORRISMUND:MYMOTHERHASNEVERSPOKENOFANYKNIGHTINPARTICULAR,BUT
BROUGHTMEUPTORESPECTASAFATHERTHESACREDORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSOFTHE
HOLYGRAILASAWHOLE.

CHARLEMAGNE:THEN,THEORDERASAWHOLEISNOTBOUNDBYANYVOW.NOTHING
PREVENTSITFROMBEINGRECOGNIZEDASONESFATHER.IFYOUFINDTHEMANDGET
THEMTORECOGNIZEYOUASASON,THENYOURMILITARYRIGHTSWILLBEREINSTATED.

SCENESIXINTERVIEW:

AGILULF:TISTHATDAMNEDTORRISMUND!WHOISHETOQUESTIONMYKNIGHTHOODAND
DECLARESOPHRONIAASNOTBEINGAVIRGIN?IMUSTBEOFFTOSEARCHFORHERAT
ONCEANDPROVETHELEGITIMACYOFMYKNIGHTHOOD,MYEXISTENCE!

TORRISMUND:IAMOFFTODISCOVERTHEKNIGHTSOFTHEHOLYGRAILANDBEACCEPTED
ASSONOFTHEIRS.IFICANACCOMPLISHTHISFEAT,IWILLREGAINMYMILITARYSTANDING.
AWAYIGO!

CHARLEMAGNE:MORECONTROVERSYITELLYOU.ITISNOTSIDEMISSIONSANDPERSONAL
ASPIRATIONSTHATISNEEDEDINTHISARMY.


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SCENESEVEN:
PATHINWOODS

(AGILULFANDGURDULOOARETRAVELINGTOFINDSOPHRONIA)
(CAMERAPANOFOPENSPACEANDTWOMENWALKING)
(EXTRA4,ADISTRAUGHTWOMANRUNSUP)

EXTRA4:HELP,NOBLECAVALIER.HALFAMILEFROMHEREISAFLOCKOFWILDBEARS
BESIEGINGTHECASTLEOFMYLADY,THENOBLEWIDOWPRISCILLA.

AGILULF:MYSWORDISALWAYSATTHESERVICEOFWIDOWSANDHELPLESSCREATURES.
AWAYWEGO,GURDULOO.

(AGILULFANDGURDULOORUNOFFFOLLOWINGEXTRA4,THEDISTRAUGHTWOMAN)

SCENESEVENINTERVIEW:

AGILULF:AWAYONCEAGAINIGOTOSAVEANOTHERDAMSEL.THISTIMEFROMBEARS.TIS
THEDUTYOFMYKNIGHTHOODBEITINSTATEDORNOT.

SCENEEIGHT:
SMALLFIELD

(CAMERAMONTAGEOFAGILULFANDGURDULOOTRAVELING)
(AGILULFANDGURDULOOCOMEABOUTSOPHRONIA)

AGILULF:DONOTFEAR,NOBLESOPHRONIA!TISIAGILULF,WHOSAVEDYOURIMMACULATE
VIRTUEONCEBEFORE.

SOPHRONIA:ITHOUGHTIRECOGNIZEDTHATWHITEARMOR.AGILULFIAMWORRIED,THERE
ISDANGERABOUT.

AGILULF:HERE,REMAININTHISCAVE,STAYHEREANDIWILLRETURN.IMUSTGOBACKTO
CHARLEMAGNESARMYANDDECLAREYOURVIRGINITYANDTHELEGITIMACYOFMY
KNIGHTHOOD.

SCENEEIGHTINTERVIEW:

AGILULF:AHA!SOPHRONIAWASAVIRGIN,THEREFOREMYKNIGHTHOODISLEGITIMATE.OH
HOWGLORIOUSANDEXCITING.MYEXISTENCE,MYBEINGISJUSTIFIED.IMUSTBEOFFTO
TELLTHEGOODNEWSTOCHARLEMAGNE!


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SCENENINE:
WOODS

(CAMERAPANANDSHIFTTOTORRISMUNDTRAVELING)
(TORRISMUNDARRIVESUPONATHEKNIGHTSOFTHEHOLYGRAIL)

TORRISMUND:AHATLAST,AFTERMUCHTRAVELINGTISTHEKNIGHTSOFTHEHOLYGRAIL!

EXTRA1:NEVERPRONOUNCETHENAME!

TORRISMUND:OHIAPOLOGIZE.IMSOHAPPYTOBEAMONGYOU!

EXTRA2:WHY?

TORRISMUND:BECAUSEIAMYOURSON!

EXTRA2:HERENEITHERFATHERSNORSONSAREACKNOWLEDGED.

TORRISMUND:
(DISAPPOINTED)
WELLMYONLYOTHERASPIRATIONWASTOBERECOGNIZED
ASSONOFTHESACREDORDER.

EXTRA3:WELLIFYOUADMIRETHEORDERSOMUCH,YOUOUGHTTOJOINIT.

(TORRISMUNDSMILESINEXCITEMENT)

SCENENINEINTERVIEW:

TORRISMUND:SOIWASQUITEEXCITEDTOBEAPARTOFTHEHOLYORDER,BUTILATER
FOUNDOUTTHEYWERENOTWHATIEXPECTED.THEYBATTLEDANDKILLEDTOWNSPEOPLE
WHOWEREUNABLETOPROVIDEFOODFORTHEMDUETOAHARDYEARGROWINGCROPS.
THESEKNIGHTSDIDNOTACTASIEXPECTEDNORTHERELIGIONOFTHEGRAILTHEY
PROTECT.ISIMPLYDONOTKNOWWHOIAMANYMOREWITHOUTTHEKNIGHTSOFTHEHOLY
GRAIL.

SCENETEN:
SMALLFIELD

(CHARLEMAGNEISSEENSPEAKINGWITHAGILULF)

CHARLEMAGNE:SOWHATYOUMEANTOTELLMEISTHATSOPHRONIABEARSTHESAME
VIRGINITYSHEHADFIFTEENYEARSAGOANDYOURKNIGHTHOODISTOBEREINSTATED?

(TORRISMUNDANDSOPHRONIARUNUPTOGETHERHOLDINGHANDS,INTERRUPTINGTHE
CONVERSATIONBETWEENCHARLEMAGNEANDAGILULF)

AGILULF:YOUSOPHRONIA!

TORRISMUND:
(LOOKINGATSOPHRONIASURPIRSED)A
REYOUSOPHRONIA?AHMYOWN
MOTHER!

SOPHRONIA:ITSTORRISMUND,IBROUGHTHIMUPMYSELF.

TORRISMUND:AH,IVECOMMITTEDFOULINCEST.NEVERWILLYOUSEEMEAGAIN.
(RUNS
OFF).

AGILULF:NORI.INOLONGERHAVEANAME,AREASONTOEXIST,FAREWELL.
(RUNSOFF).

(COMMOTIONBREAKSOUT,AFTERWHICHTORRISMUNDCOMESBACK)

TORRISMUND:HEY!SHEWASAVIRGINUNTILASHORTTIMEAGO,THEREFORESHECANNOT
BEMYMOTHER,HOWDIDNTITHINKOFIT!

SOPHRONIA:AH,ITISTRUE.INTRUTH,TORRISMUNDISNOTMYSON,BUTMY
HALFBROTHER.

TORRISMUND:TISNOTINCESTMAJESTY!REJOICE,SOPHRONIA!

CHARLEMAGNE:ALLSEEMSTOBEWORKINGOUTFINE.WEMUSTHURRYTOFINDTHE
KNIGHTAGILULFANDTELLHIMTHENEWSTHATHISTITLEISNOLONGERINDANGER.

RAIMBAUT:IWILLGOSIR!

(RAIMBAUTRUNSOFF)
(CAMERAMONTAGEOFHIMSEARCHINGTHROUGHFORESTPATHS)
(ONTOPOFABRIDGE,RAIMBAUTCOMESABOUTAPILEOFARMOR)

RAIMBAUT:TISTHEARMOROFSIRAGILULFTHEKNIGHT.WITHOUTTHETITLEOFAKNIGHT,
HEMUSTHAVENOLONGERBEENABLETOEXISTASHIMSELFINHISARMOR.ITSAYSHERE
THISARMORISTOBELEFTFORME.

RAIMBAUT:
(SPEAKINGTOSKYANDSURROUNDINGS)
OHAGILULF,FINDEXISTENCEWITHIN
YOURLACKING.IWILLNEVERFORGETYOURSTORY.

(CAMERAPANABOUTFOREST,FADETOBLACK)

ENDOFFILM