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AdventureFantasyComedyScience Fiction

The High Crusade

- ...because a heathen is a heathen.

A Monty Pythonesque tale of a band of Crusaders who find themselves in possession of an alien ship and the alien to pilot it. Armed with the means to conquer the Holy Land, the naive Crusaders set off on a grand crusade, only to find themselves not in Jerusalem, but at the mercy of an entire alien world.

Release Date : 1994-06-02

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Centropolis Film ProductionsCarolco Pictures

Production Country : Germany

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Rhys-Davies

Character Name : Bruder Parvus

Original Name : John Rhys-Davies

Gender : Male

Rick Overton

Character Name : Sir Roger

Original Name : Rick Overton

Gender : Male

Michael Des Barres

Character Name : Monsieur du Lac

Original Name : Michael Des Barres

Gender : Male

Catherine Punch

Character Name : Lady Catherine

Original Name : Catherine Punch

Gender : Male

Patrick Brymer

Character Name : Red John

Original Name : Patrick Brymer

Gender : Male

Debbie Lee Carrington

Character Name : Branithar

Original Name : Debbie Lee Carrington

Gender : Female

Rinaldo Talamonti

Character Name : Alien Chief

Original Name : Rinaldo Talamonti

Gender : Male

Frank Kanakusen

Character Name : Alien Assistant

Original Name : Frank Kanakusen

Gender : Male

Tahareh Becker

Character Name : Alien Assistant

Original Name : Tahareh Becker

Gender : Male

Ray Cokes

Character Name : Messenger

Original Name : Ray Cokes

Gender : Male

Holger Neuhäuser

Character Name : Hubert

Original Name : Holger Neuhäuser

Gender : Male

Werner Baum

Character Name : Lars

Original Name : Werner Baum

Gender : Male

Tim Luna

Character Name : Squire

Original Name : Tim Luna

Gender : Male

Fabian Rösler

Character Name : Squire

Original Name : Fabian Rösler

Gender : Male

Bobby Knoesel

Character Name : Squire

Original Name : Bobby Knoesel

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Patrick E. Abe

@Otokichi786

2021-06-23

I read Poul Anderson's book way back in high school in the 1960's. (The pre-computer, pre-Internet, pre-everything Age!.;) The idea that a technologically advanced Alien civilization could be tamed, much less conquered by a "swords-knights-archers" group was intriguing. The War in Vietnam was about to go from "advisors and observers" to "boots on the ground," which resonated with me at the time. I saw this film on DVD and bought it, wondering how this tale played out. The setup was fine, then the spaceship landed at a gate...and went no farther. Did the producers runs out of money or ideas? (Or both?) Comedy may be hard, but this back-and-forth "five finger exercise" got OLD immediately. So the Knights in Shining Armor didn't conquer the technically advanced Alien civilization, but returned to Earth, no wiser and still as parochial as "the nation of shopkeepers" stereotype. This "Ed Wood-level" movie screams for a swashbuckling remake, but "Star Wars" has "been there, done that." Final rating: 2/5, as schticky Anime source material.