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Release Date: 2012

Cast: C. Henry Gordon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, Montagu Love, Loretta Young, Katherine DeMille, Alan Hale, Sr., Aubrey Smith, George Barbier, Henry Wilcoxon

Categories: Movies, Action, Black-And-White, Costume Drama, Epic, Drama Film, Historical Film, Adventure

The Crusades is a 1935 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Mostly taking elements from the Third Crusade, King Richard (the Lionhearted) is enlisted in a crusade to bring Jerusalem back into Christian hands in order to get out of a betrothal with Alice, the Princess of France. En route, Richard meets Berengaria the Princess of Navarre and marries her in exchange for food for his men. During the Crusader's attempts to get past the walls of Acre, Berengaria is captured by the Muslim Sultan Saladin and he brings her back to Jerusalem and attempts to woo her. Eventually, the Crusaders make... MORE

The Crusades is a 1935 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Mostly taking elements from the Third Crusade, King Richard (the Lionhearted) is enlisted in a crusade to bring Jerusalem back into Christian hands in order to get out of a betrothal with Alice, the Princess of France. En route, Richard meets Berengaria the Princess of Navarre and marries her in exchange for food for his men. During the Crusader's attempts to get past the walls of Acre, Berengaria is captured by the Muslim Sultan Saladin and he brings her back to Jerusalem and attempts to woo her. Eventually, the Crusaders make their way to Jerusalem and after many battles Saladin declares a truce and Richard agrees. Berengaria and Richard fall in love and all the gates of Jerusalem are opened. LESS