Continuity mistake: In a major fight scene two soldiers on opposite sides are jumping and spinning and tapping each other on the head with their swords.
Braveheart (1995)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Starring: Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau
Wallace is captured and beheaded while Longshanks expires in his deathbed, the future Queen is pregnant with Little Braveheart, and Robert the Bruce surprises all by leading the Scots to freedom after battle victory over England
Steve Lawton
English Officer: I hope you've washed your arse today - it's about to be kissed by a king.
Trivia: Perhaps you're wondering what William Wallace shouts after delivering his speech just prior to the Battle of Stirling. It's "Alba gu brath," which means "Scotland forever."
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Answer: It's called "A Gift of a Thistle" and it's on the soundtrack conducted by James Horner. Incidentally, the tune is a recurring theme throughout the film's music, and appears in several other songs on the soundtrack as well. Also in relation to the song, the flower was a thistle.
Krista