The front shows Mel Gibson as William Wallace poised in fighting gear with the caption, "Every man dies, not every man really lives." In the background is a flaming image of William embraced in a kiss. The back cover has five scenes; a close-up of Mel leading the charge, Sophie Marceau as Princess Isabelle, Patrick McGoohan as Longshanks King Edward I, Catherine McCormack as Murron MacClannough, and William (Mel) surrounded by guardsmen. In the background is a fiery battle scene. "Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera, playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling, richly-detailed saga of fierce combat, tender love and the will to risk all that's precious for something more precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged perfomance, Gibson is William Wallace, a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation. Filled with sword-clanging spectacle, Braveheart is a tumultuous tapestry of history come alive, "the most sumptuous and involving historical epic since Lawrence of Arabia" Rod Lurie, Los Angeles Magazine. "One of the Most Spectacular Entertainments in years. An Exhilarating, New-Fashioned Epic." Carln James, The New York Times.
