VHS : King Richard & Crusaders
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starring: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey, Robert Douglasdirected by: David Butler
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302787535
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630278753X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: July 07, 1994
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 22902
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 07, 1954
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Historical epic of the Middle Ages chronicling King Richard the Lionheart's exploits during the crusades.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Panto season in Hollywood
David Butler may have directed Calamity Jane and a slew of successful Doris Day pictures, but in 1954 he also directed one of the great on screen calamities, King Richard and the Crusaders, a well deserved entry in the original 50 worst movies of all time that pretty much killed off his career in features. For decades the epic genre got no critical respect, being regarded as spectacularly stupid fare for the less discerning masses, and it's scripts like this one that are the reason - the cast should ... Read More
Rating:  - Ineptly written, poor in colorful characters and chivalry...
The fifties was Hollywood's decade of change... With television's continuing stronghold on the public, the film industry had to rethink itself into competing against the monster box and, in so doing, underwent a radical personality change...
Clearly, the only way to lure audiences back into the cinema was to provide them with something that was unavailable on television. The alternatives soon became apparent: new projection ratios that could in no way be matched by the small screen, epics ... Read More
Rating: - Though not a masterpiece, a movie worth watching!
A pretty good movie considering the fact that it was made in 1954, years before Ben Hur, Spartacus, The 300 Spartans, Cleopatra, the Fall of the Roman Empire, El Cid and other classics. The story unfolds during the Third Crusade a.k.a. the Kings' Crusade (1189-1192), in the Holy Land with the combined armies of the English, French and Germans preparing for a showdown with Saladin's Saracens. The hero is a Scottish knight, who is an enemy of England, but loyal to King Richard (no explanation given/do ... Read More
Rating: - The Talisman - 50's Hollywood style
Well, the film didn't follow the book but that's not surprising. This was an obvious B- movie for the masses. I did enjoy watching Rex Harrison ham it up as Saladin, he obbviously had a good time with the part. Virginia Mayo was gorgeous, Laurence Harvey was stiff/predictable, and George Sanders was a disappointing King Richard. Although acting like the real King Richard would be tough for most hollywood actors in the 50's. The close-up horse-riding scenes were silly (moving background - static horse) ... Read More
Rating: - Dumb, Dumb, DUMB
They couldn't have miscast this film even worse if they'd tried.
I nearly collapsed from laughter. Don't watch it for history,
great acting, costumes, or sets. And lose the popcorn. You
don't want to choke between giggles!
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