Das Blut der Templer (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Florian Baxmeyer

Writers:

Stefan Barth (writer)
Kai-Uwe Hasenheit (writer)

Release Date:

9 December 2004 (Germany)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

18-year old David grew up assuming that his mother and his father have died when he was a baby. He was...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Harald Krassnitzer	...	Robert von Metz
Mirko Lang	...	David
Catherine H. Flemming	...	Lucrezia de Saintclair
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alicja Bachleda	...	Stella (as Alicja Bachleda-Curus)
Saulius Balandis	...	Gottfried
Stephan Barth	...	Phillip le Beau
Daniel Dupant	...	Afrikanischer Delegierter
Zdenek Dvoracek	...	Pagan
Péter Franke	...	Quentin
Michal Grün	...	Tyros
Ralph Herforth	...	Cedric Charney
Mario Holetzeck	...	William Blanchefort
Martin Hub	...	Vicomt Montville
Rene David Ifrah	...	Shareef (as René Ifrah)
Kestutis Jakstas	...	Customs Officer
Marek Jelinek	...	Kamal
Petr Kadlec	...	Philip Moray
Valentinas Klimas	...	Jack de Molay
Kai Lichtenauer	...	Latein Lehrer
Dimo Liptkovsky	...	Armand de Bures
Jan Loukota	...	Simon
Vaidotas Martinaitis	...	Reiseführer
Oliver Masucci	...	Ares de Saintclair
Modestas Pachalka	...	Cheech
Vytautas Rumsas	...	Jacob de Loyolla
Remigius Sabulis	...	Priester
Greta Sapkaite	...	Afrikanische Delegierte
Niels-Bruno Schmidt	...	Frank
Michael Schönborn	...	Pathologist Dr. Stefan
Roman Spacil	...	Papale Menache
Franz Josef Steffens	...	Narrator (voice)
Gediminas Storpirstis	...	Rene d´Anjou
Antanas Surgailis	...	Raimund d´Antin
Romualdas Urvinis	...	Thadeus
Karel Vávrovec	...	Montgomery Bruce

Also Known As:

Code of the Templars (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, some language and drug use.

Runtime:

Germany:180 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Avignon, Vaucluse, France

Company:

Lietuvos Kinostudija

A great movie - but overdone

Interesting movie! But a bit too many ingredients in this cake. Interestingly enough there were even elements of the "Magic Fluge" (Queen of the night, apparently good, yet evil + Sarastro, apparently evil yet good plus Tamino + Pamina carrying the day after trials and tribulations) Strange, though, that they refer in this film to Constantine as "Roman KING" rather than emperor, handing the "Western Provinces of Rome" to the "Vatican". More strange that the "Rock of Petri" is supposed to be "under" the Vatican in the catacombs. This is more than a bit bizarre, including the immaculate condition of Constantine's tomb (Huh?) there. I always thought he died and was interred in "his" city of Constantinope? But hey, it's only a movie.

On the whole, it's well done, though, good action scenes, albeit a tad lengthy at times. Plot line a bit overconstrued but intriguing, the acting was/is great, but the dialogue somewhat tortured at times and the music almost always cheesy.

It was an enjoyable 3hours+, but if they find a way to simplify the plot a bit, shorten some of the (excellent) sword fights, go easy on the gore - and bring it down to just under 2hours, this will be one hell of a good movie!!!