While leading the Third Crusade, King Richard the Lionheart (George Sanders) battles treachery in his own camp as well as the Saracens and their charismatic leader Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin (Sir Rex Harrison).
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rex Harrison | ... | Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin | |
| Virginia Mayo | ... | Lady Edith Plantagenet | |
| George Sanders | ... | King Richard I | |
| Laurence Harvey | ... | Sir Kenneth of Huntington | |
| Robert Douglas | ... | Sir Giles Amaury | |
| Michael Pate | ... | Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat | |
| Paula Raymond | ... | Queen Berengaria | |
| Lester Matthews | ... | Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator | |
| Anthony Eustrel | ... | Baron De Vaux | |
| Henry Corden | ... | King Philip of France | |
| Wilton Graff | ... | Duke Leopold of Austria | |
| Nejla Ates | ... | Moorish Dancing Girl | |
| Nick Cravat | ... | Nectobanus | |
| Leslie Bradley | ... | Castelaine Captain | |
| Bruce Lester | ... | Castelaine | |
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In 1191, King Richard the Lionheart, along with several other European monarchs, is in the Holy Land intent on retaking Jerusalem from the Saracens. There is much infighting and outright treachery in the European encampment however. Two nobles in particular, Sir Giles Amaury (Robert Douglas) and Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat (Michael Pate), want to eliminate the English King and attempt to have him assassinated. Severely wounded and on his death bed, Richard is brought back to health by a Saracen doctor recruited by one of his loyal knights, Sir Kenneth of the Leopard (Laurence Harvey). The King recovers from his wounds but when he hears that Sir Lawrence wishes to marry Lady Edith Plantagenet (Virginia Mayo), the knight is banished only to be taken in by the very doctor who treated the King and who has an altogether different identity. Written by rodmch
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7 August 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) (RCA Sound System)| Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (35 mm optical prints)Color:
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2.55 : 1
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One of the movies included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell. See more »Goofs
During the horse chase scenes to rescue the Lady Edith, when close-ups are shown of either King Richard or Sir Giles, the "horses" are clearly plastic dummies. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I give it a NINE as a 12-year-old. As a mature person, I can't say because it's not available, even on Netflix. At the time, I thought it a great adventure film. So they scrambled history a bit and the lines were corny; but with costumes, intrigue, and romance, plus Rex Harrison and the always impeccable George Sanders, what more could a kid want?
Especially loved the part "where King Richard meets Saladin and shows him 'the strength of English steel' by cutting through an iron mace placed across the backs of two chairs. Saladin responds in kind by throwing a silk veil in the air which separates as it falls across his scimitar, and he replies that 'sometimes it is not the strength of the steel but the sharpness of the blade.'"
Didn't you ever like some film as a kid for reasons known only to a 12-year-old?