The Third Crusade as it didn't happen. King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the crusade to avoid marrying Princess Alice of France; en route, he marries Berengaria to get food for his men. Berengaria.is captured by Saladin, spurring Richard to attack and capture Acre. But Saladin, attracted to her, takes her on to Jerusalem, and Richard is in danger of assassination.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Third Crusade as it didn't happen. King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the crusade to avoid marrying Princess Alice of France; en route, he marries Berengaria to get food for his men. Berengaria.is captured by Saladin, spurring Richard to attack and capture Acre. But Saladin, attracted to her, takes her on to Jerusalem, and Richard is in danger of assassination.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzBlowzy inaccurate medieval era epic on the Holy Crusades is pure Hollywood balderdash, nevertheless it's an immensely fun spectacle. |
| User ReviewGreg Wanother religious epic from epic master CB DeMille & as a sidenote my mom loved his films and showed many to me when I was young. |
| User ReviewGlen OAs a piece of film making this is an impressive piece of work especially for its costuming, set designs, and staged battles. It is certainly well deserving of its nomination for Best Cinematography at the 1936 Academy Awards. However as a piece of anti-Moslem propaganda it's pretty outrageous. Still it's not entirely biased in one direction. Richard I is no saint here (as he was not in reality) and 'Saladin' is depicted as a man of honour (as by most reliable accounts he was). Though there were prominent Christian monks such as Bernard of Clairveaux who preached up the crusades, this film would have us believe that one John the Baptist-like hermit led all Christendom to retake Jerusalem, while borrowing a line from the story of Constantine's conversion (probably equally fictional) - 'by this sign ye shall conquer!' The story of the marriage of Richard I to Berengaria of Navarre in spite of being betrothed to another is loosely based on fact. In good 1930s Hollywood style the chaste queen tames the 'Lion Heart' with a little help from God. In reality Richard (who couldn't speak a word of English by the way) probably preferred young boys to virginal wives and while there is real doubt that his marriage to Berengaria was ever consummated, the reason is unlikely to have been as noble as that given here. For all of its propaganda, the film does argue for peace between Christians and Muslims and places the teachings of Christ about peacemaking in the mouth of the Moslem sultan Salahadeen. An enjoyable epic even if (like all such epics) historically flawed. |
| User ReviewKevin M. Wanother religious epic from epic master CB DeMille & as a sidenote my mom loved his films and showed many to me when I was young. |
| User ReviewJosh ROnward Christian Soldiers with banners, crosses and swords held high in the best DeMille fashion. The obligatory prurient content is provided by fair Christian maidens clutching their crosses as they are dragged off into slavery by cruel and swarthy Moors. Great show. |
| User ReviewMichael HI had never heard of this film before watching it. It is quite melodramatic and it shows Richard Lionheart in a rather original way, but I just loved the scene where Berengaria almost kills him with his own sword ^^ |
| User ReviewRussell GWhen they are actually Crusading, this film is pretty amazing. Sadly, they are mostly being melodramatic. One of those odd films that you like but don't at the same time. |
| User ReviewAnton BCecil B. DeMille's mediocre medieval epic imagines the Third Crusade (1189-1192) as a love story between King Richard the Lionheart and Berengaria, Princess of Navarre. Although the film tries to justify the crusade at the beginning, the final message is for peace in the Holy Land. |
| User ReviewTrevor RCecil B. DeMille doing what he does best, Directing a very intense and very hokey film. At times, very boring, and too long as well. Production Design is very impressive, and a great performance by Ian Keith as Saladin, the leader of the Infidels. The last 30 minutes are pretty much taken up by battle sequences, but just a little too late to really help. |
