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30 August 1985 (USA)
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A timeless adventure, a passion for wealth and power. Only the strongest will survive more
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A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son...
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i haven't written a review in a long time....had to come back and write up this one
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rutger Hauer | ... | Martin | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Agnes | |
| Tom Burlinson | ... | Steven | |
| Jack Thompson | ... | Hawkwood | |
| Fernando Hilbeck | ... | Arnolfini | |
| Susan Tyrrell | ... | Celine | |
| Ronald Lacey | ... | Cardinal | |
| Brion James | ... | Karsthans | |
| John Dennis Johnston | ... | Summer | |
| Simón Andreu | ... | Miel | |
| Bruno Kirby | ... | Orbec | |
| Kitty Courbois | ... | Anna | |
| Marina Saura | ... | Polly | |
| Hans Veerman | ... | Father George | |
| Jake Wood | ... | Little John |
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Also Known As:
Flesh & Blood (USA) (alternative spelling)
Los señores del acero (Spain)
The Rose and the Sword
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Los señores del acero (Spain)
The Rose and the Sword
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Runtime:
126 min | Netherlands:125 min | Sweden:117 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Australia:R |
USA:R (cut) |
New Zealand:R16 |
USA:Unrated (DVD rating) |
USA:X (original rating) |
Netherlands:16 |
Finland:K-18 (1986) |
France:-12 |
Norway:16 (1986) |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
West Germany:18 |
Finland:K-16 (video) (1996) |
Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2005)
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Director Paul Verhoeven's first English-language film, following a very successful career in the Netherlands, notably including Soldaat van Oranje (1977) ("Soldier of Orange") and Spetters (1980).
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Crew or equipment visible: In opening scene, a camera shadow is visible on the Cardinal.
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Referenced in Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (2001) (V)
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This is one of the most raw, refreshing and UN-Hollywood movies you will ever see. It's truly a classic, and it stands alone, because nothing like it has been done before. The movie is invariably entertaining throughout, and it contains so many fresh ideas from Verhoeven that it really has you saying 'wow' an awful lot. The rape scenes that everybody freaks out about in their reviews aren't so horrible....they get they're point across but aren't TOO sexually explicit. Whats nice to see if you can call it that, is that the rape is real, and horrible, its not meant to be provocative like it would be in a Hollywood movie, not that i'm a fan of any rape scene, not at all...but at least this is genuine. The performances aren't spectacular or anything, but they are far far from weak. After one viewing this is one of my favorite films, and I recommend it very highly to you.
This film should also be of interest to the highly religious because of all the imagery in it. Verhoeven is known for religious imagery and this film is full of it. It's very Christian in its themes, not that the characters are big in practice, but the movie has a lot of religious points to make.