Storyline

The Third Crusade as it didn't happen. King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the crusade to avoid marrying Princess Alice of France; en route, he marries Berengaria to get food for his men. Berengaria.is captured by Saladin, spurring Richard to attack and capture Acre. But Saladin, attracted to her, takes her on to Jerusalem, and Richard is in danger of assassination.—Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords

epic, england, englishman abroad, faith, fire, hermit, lance, marseille, engagement, crucifix, christianity, islam, middle east, arranged marriage, battle, blacksmith, bow and arrow, brother sister relationship, catapult, chess

Short Review

One of the interesting phenomena surrounding DeMille is how he gets damnation for essentially being himself --- and his productions too. Over-the-top? Bombastic? Melodramatic? And yet these very traits also "sold" his work. You can't please all the people all the time. Fast and loose with the minutia of truth? Okay. But epic entertainment? OKAY. Loretta Young is saintly and alluring. Henry Wilcoxin is dynamic (why he wasn't a bigger star I don't know). And the battle scenes do the trick. Alan Hale - one of the great character actors!

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