The Crusades

IMDb link: 0026249
IMDb rating: 6.5 (1,438 votes)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, War, History
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith and others

Release date: 25 Oct 1935
Release year: 1935
Runtime: 125 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: marriage by proxy, marseille france, 1100s, chess the game, marriage engagement, prince john of england character, king richard i of england character, saladin character, demille and wilcoxon, demille and carradine

Plot:

King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the Third 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.

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