Several additional shots of Godfrey's men at camp have been added the Hospitaler brushing his teeth Firuz ( Eriq Ebouaney) shouting at one of the men for urinating upstream of the camp the English Sergeant ( Kevin McKidd) greasing Godfrey's armor (this explains why Godfrey is hurt so badly by the arrow in the subsequent ambush - he is not wearing his chain-mail).
Later that night, the scene where Balian kills his brother is longer, with much more dialogue and additional taunting from the Priest prior to Balian's attack.After Godfrey and his men leave for Messina, there are a few additional shots of Balian's assistant ( Bronson Webb) watching them leave and then looking back at Balian.Godfrey's line "I am your father" in the theatrical cut is substituted with "I knew your namesake" in the Director's Cut.The subsequent exchange between Godfrey and the Hospitaler ( David Thewlis) has been shortened in the Director's Cut, as some of the exposition given in that scene in the theatrical version has already been revealed in other newly added scenes, and their conversation is now much more oblique. Immediately after Odo's conversation with Balian, there is a brief flashback of Godfrey saying goodbye to Balian's mother before he left for Jerusalem.The following day, the Priest gives the Crusaders some background information on Balian, including his role as an engineer and how he used to build towers that could fling "the largest stones." Additionally, Odo ( Jouko Ahola) asks Balian if he has ever seen warfare, to which Balian responds that he has, both on horse and on foot.A new scene shows Balian being verbally abused by his brother whilst sitting at the crossroads looking at his wife's grave.While Godfrey is away from the table, the elder brother and his son ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) conspire to kill Godfrey and take the mantle of Baron of Ibelin for themselves, which creates an additional reason for the forest ambush later in the film (in the theatrical cut, the ambush seems based purely upon an attempt to arrest Balian). After Godfrey ( Liam Neeson) and his men arrive, there is a new scene of them having dinner with Godfrey's elder brother ( Robert Pugh).These shots help to establish the local geography more clearly than in the theatrical version. There are several newly added shots of the French village as Balian walks away from the prison.The guard of the prison ('Tim Barlow' ) then comes in to Balian's cell and releases Balian. There is a new scene of Balian looking at the sapling planted by his wife ( Nathalie Cox), coupled with a flashback of her planting it.