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King Richard and the Crusaders( 1954)

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Theirs was the mightiest challenge of them all!

Overview

Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

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      Rex Harrison

      Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin

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      Virginia Mayo

      Lady Edith Plantagenet

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      George Sanders

      King Richard I

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      Laurence Harvey

      Sir Kenneth of the Leopard

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      Robert Douglas

      Sir Giles Amaury

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      Michael Pate

      Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat

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      Paula Raymond

      Queen Berengaria

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      Lester Matthews

      Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator

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      Anthony Eustrel

      Baron De Vaux

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      Henry Corden

      King Philip of France

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      Wilton Graff

      Duke Leopold of Austria

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      Nejla Ates

      Moorish Dancing Girl

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      Nick Cravat

      Nectobanus

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      Leslie Bradley

      Castelaine Captain

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      Bruce Lester

      Castelaine

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      Peter Ortiz

      Castelaine

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      Otto Reichow

      Austrian Knight (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Crusader (uncredited)

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      Harry Cording

      Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)

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      Larry Chance

      Castelaine Bowman (uncredited)

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      John Holland

      Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited)

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      James O'Hara

      Castelaine Knight (uncredited)

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      Thayer Roberts

      Officer of the Guard (uncredited)

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      Gavin Muir

      Physician (uncredited)

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      Leonard Mudie

      Physician (uncredited)

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      Lumsden Hare

      Physician (uncredited)

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      John Epper

      Wounded Castelaine (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Mobster (uncredited)

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      Richard Peel

      English Soldier (uncredited)

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      Rudolph Anders

      Austrian Knight (uncredited)

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      Herbert Deans

      Captain of Guard (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat May 31 2014
    By Saint George – Or Andrew… King Richard and the Crusaders is directed by David Butler and adapted to screenplay by John Twist from the novel “The Talisman” written by Sir Walter Scott. It stars Rex Harrison, Viginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey, Robert Douglas, Michael Pate and Paula Raymond. A WarnerColor/CinemaScope production, music is by Max Steiner and cinematography by J. Peverell Marley. Unfairly maligned as one of the 50 worst movies of all time, David Butler’s picture has enough spectacle about it to ensure it can be enjoyed by fans of such fluffy fare. The script is ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • crusade
    • richard the lionheart
    • 12th century
    • saladin