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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