Northern Crusades (1972)

Historical costume drama about the medieval wars of Old Prussians and Teutonic Crusaders. Hercus Monte (Latin: Henricus Montemin, German: Heinrich Monte, Lithuanian: Herkus Mantas) was the ... See full summary »

Director:

Marijonas Giedrys

Writer:

Saulius Saltenis (as S. Saltenis)

Stars:

Antanas Surna, Eugenija Pleskyte, Algimantas Masiulis

Cast

Credited cast:
Antanas Surna	...	Herkus Mantas / father Mantas
Eugenija Pleskyte	...	Kotryna
Algimantas Masiulis	...	Samilis (as A. Masiulis)
Stasis Petronaitis	...	Koltis (as St. Petronaitis)
Pranas Piaulokas	...	Auktuma (as P. Piaulokas)
Vytautas Paukste	...	Vyskupas (as V. Paukste)
Einari Koppel	...	von Grumbach
Algimantas Voscikas	...	Glapas (as A. Voscikas)
Aleksandr Vokach	...	Hirhalsas (as A. Vokacius)
Gediminas Karka	...	Alepsis (as G. Karka)
Danute Kristo	...	Kunigaikstyte (as D. Lapeniene)
Viktoras Sinkariukas	...	Visguada (as V. Sinkaurikas)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vladas Bagdonas	...	(as V. Bagdonas)
Albinas Budnikas	...	(as A. Budnikas)
Ada Budrikaite	...	(as A. Budrikaite)

Storyline

Historical costume drama about the medieval wars of Old Prussians and Teutonic Crusaders. Hercus Monte (Latin: Henricus Montemin, German: Heinrich Monte, Lithuanian: Herkus Mantas) was the most famous leader of the Old Prussians during the Northern Crusades. This film is based on his biography.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Lithuanian Russian

Release Date:

17 October 1974 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Gerkus Mantas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lietuvos Kinostudija, Lithuanian Film Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1