The knight is in the highest class present.
It is true that they drew cuts, but that was simply a plot devise. The real reason the Knight's tale comes first is because his position reflects his status in this class conscious society. They all draw 'cuts', something like drawing straws, and whoever drew the shortest one had to tell the first story. The knight drew the shortest 'cut' and so his story was first
HBO First Look - 1992 The Making of 'A Knight's Tale' was released on: USA: March 2001
The duration of A Knight's Tale is 2.23 hours.
The budget for A Knight's Tale was $41,000.000
A Knight's Tale was created on 2001-05-11.
The knight's first punishment in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" was to find the answer to what women desire most. His second punishment was to marry an old hag as his wife.
A Knight's Tale grossed $100,622,586 worldwide.
A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale grossed $56,083,966 in the domestic market.
The Production Budget for A Knight's Tale was $41,000,000.
Heath Ledger starred in "A Knight's Tale" as the jousting champion, William Thatcher.
a peasant who steals a knights identity. mostly about jousting