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Ritter Lanze
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Rick Kavanian | ... |
Halb-Ritter Erdal
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| Julia Dietze | ... |
Prinzessin Herzelinde
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Tobias Moretti | ... |
Schwarzer Ritter
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Ralph Herforth | ... |
Walter Sattler
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Hannelore Elsner | ... |
Hexe
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Mark Keller | ... |
Prinz Gustav
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Aaron Keller | ... |
Knappe Georg
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Anna Maria Mühe | ... |
Magd
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Justus von Dohnányi | ... |
Bernd
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Gregor Bloéb | ... |
Kerkermeister
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Tim Wilde | ... |
Gehilfe Kerkermeister
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Fahri Yardim | ... |
Herold
(as Fahri Ögün Yardim)
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Thanks to Rick Cavanian, Didi Hallervorden and Roberto Blanco 4-5 scenes are remotely funny, the rest of the movie had me cringing with pain due to unfunny jokes and horrific acting. Furthermore the plot has no continuity and failed to generate any suspense. Most chapters are introduced by showing the scenery or close-ups of some plants which isn't a bad thing per se, but these sequences are rather longer than needed. The soundtrack, while good (despite obvious Gladiator and The Dark Knight influences), doesn't seem to be aware of what's going on in the movie, the protagonists are accompanied by happy-go-lucky tunes almost all the time, in peril or not. Don't waste your time with this.