Crusaders I & II - 2-DVD Set ( Crociati (Die Kreuzritter) ) ( The Fall of Jerusalem / The Final Battle (Crusaders 1 & 2) )

Crusaders I & II - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Crociati (Die Kreuzritter)
Alternate Title: The Fall of Jerusalem / The Final Battle (Crusaders 1 & 2)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
194 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Dominique Othenin-Girard

Written By:
Andrea Porporati

Actors:
Alessandro Gassman ..... Peter
Johannes Brandrup ..... Richard
Thure Riefenstein ..... Andrew
Barbora Bobulova ..... Rachel
Karin Proia ..... Maria
Antonino Iuorio ..... Massoud
Uwe Ochsenknecht ..... Corrado
Thomas Heinze ..... Prince Roland
Flavio Insinna ..... Bartolomew
Dieter Kirchlechner ..... Baron William
Rodolfo Corsato ..... Bastiano
Franco Nero ..... Ibnazul
Armin Mueller-Stahl ..... Alessio
Elizabeta Djorevska
Dubravko Jovanovic

Synopsis:

Crusaders (2001)
Featuring spectacular, death-defying action and sweeping visual effects, Crusaders is an epic re-telling of the legendary wars that spanned three hundred bloodthirsty years. In the depths of the 11th century, Crusader armies from Western Europe march towards Jerusalem to reclaim the Holy Land. Within this vast battalion are three young men who have left their homeland, armed only with their bravery, to learn the art of lethal combat and join the battle for the Kingdom of Heaven...

Crusaders 2 (2001)
The day of reckoning is at hand... The tale of the greatest war ever fought concludes with this sweeping, medieval epic of savage conflict, breathtaking action and incredible visual power. As the bloodthirsty war for the Holy Land rages on so does the fight for love, honour and glory between two mortal enemies. One Christian, one Muslim, these two past friends will meet in the heart of battle and decide the outcome of their fate in blood, fire and cold, hard steel. Only one will lift the holiest relic of all and secure his nation's place in the Kingdom of Heaven forever...

Towards the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II announces a crusade against the Saracens, who have occupied the holy city of Jerusalem. Three young friends Richard, Peter and Andrew set off to join the crusading army. The three friends come from very different backgrounds: Andrew is a shepherd; Peter is a poor bell founder, and the illegitimate son of a Christian woman and a Saracen man; and Richard is the deeply religious son of Baron William of Aurocastro, who was murdered by his rival brother Corrado. The violent methods used by the crusaders soon cause the three friends to fall out with each other, and after a bloody attack on a Jewish monastery, they go their separate ways: Andrew remains with the crusaders, while Peter and Richard accompany the attractive Jewess Rachel whose teacher, a rabbi, was killed in the raid to Jerusalem. Andrew is very reluctant to see Rachel go, having like Peter fallen in love with her at first sight. In Jerusalem the situation is very tense: the Saracen governor is having the Christians expelled from the city, out of fear of crusader spies. Peter, Richard and Rachel manage to trick their way into the city, but shortly afterwards Richard is arrested. When the crusaders, with Andrew at their head, arrive at the gates of Jerusalem, the former friends now face each other as enemies because to save Richard, Peter has joined the side of the Saracens. The city cannot withstand the onslaught of the crusaders and their fierce fighting spirit, and soon falls into Christian hands. Peter prepares an escape route for himself and Richard. Rachel has decided to stay with Andrew, however, who has also confessed his love to her. Peter and Richard return to their homeland. Richard, already seriously ill, dies on arrival. Peter marries his childhood sweetheart Maria and works as a bell founder again. Years later he meets Rachel and Andrew again. Andrew is now the feudal baron of Aurocastro. He has built an enormous cathedral and wants Peter to make the bells for it....

In the 11th century three men flee an Italian city and make their way to Palestine take part in the First Crusade (AD 1096-1099).

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 March, 2014.

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