King Richard and the Crusaders

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King Richard and the Crusaders

Released Aug 7, 1954

1h 54m

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Drama

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Sir Kenneth (Laurence Harvey) flirts with Lady Edith (Virginia Mayo) as Richard I and company face a sultan's (Rex Harrison) army and go for the Grail.

Francois Truffaut

Arts (France)

A bad American film goes over better than a bad French film. King Richard and the Crusaders confirms this. A childish scenario, simplistic dialogues. Who cares, since the rhythm does not falter, since the color is gay and the scenario correct?

May 6, 2022

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Sharp widescreen photography and clever use of stereophonic sound help to atone for the frenzied music and some silly overacting in a CinemaScope item adapted from Sir Walter Scott's novel.

Nov 5, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Enjoyable as a fluff pic on the Third Crusade.

Rated: C+

Nov 10, 2011

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ashley h

King Richard and the Crusaders is a disappointing film. It is about King Richard Lionheart battles treachery in his own camp while leading the third crusade. Rex Harrison and Virginia Mayo gave terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. David Butler did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

At times laughable Crusades drama. Harvey and Virginia Mayo in particular seem to be playing to the back balcony. Beautiful color and high production values help but this is definitely not a lost classic.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

very campy sword n sandal pic

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Medieval shenanigans that are entertaining enough in the classic Hollywood style.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Talk, talk, talk and little action.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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campy costume drama fun.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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David Butler

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Rex Harrison

Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin

Virginia Mayo

Lady Edith Plantagenet

Laurence Harvey

Sir Kenneth of Huntington

George Sanders

King Richard I

Robert Douglas

Sir Giles Amaury

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Synopsis

Sir Kenneth (Laurence Harvey) flirts with Lady Edith (Virginia Mayo) as Richard I and company face a sultan's (Rex Harrison) army and go for the Grail.

Director: David Butler
Producer: Henry Blanke
Screenwriter: John Twist
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 54m

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