Product Details

• Actors: Alessandro Gassman, Johannes Brandrup, Thure Riefenstein, Barbora Bobulova, Karin Proia
• Directors: Dominique Othenin-Girard
• Writers: Andrea Porporati
• Producers: Alessandro Jacchia, Piero Amati, Sabine Tettenborn
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: October 11, 2005
• Run Time: 199 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ALM426
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,133 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Crusaders" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Acting I've Ever Seen, July 14, 2008

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DJ Scan (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

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I purchased this movie despite reading the negative reviews about it. I wasn't expecting Kingdom Of Heaven or stellar performances from it's actors. What I was expecting, at least, was (some) type of performance or a reasonable storyline. This movie delivers neither. During the first 20 minutes, I found it mildly entertaining and likened it to the old spaghetti westerns I used to watch. It even appeared to have a promising concept to it's plot. Unfortunately, the movie quickly fell apart after 20 minutes. Poor voiceovers aside, the acting was simply atrocious and the plot appeared to lose direction. The feigned emotions or total lack thereof, turned the already improbable scenes into a farce. What was the deal with the love triangle between Rachel, Peter and Andrew?! A Jewish woman who enters the Rabbinical studies under the guise of a man and, without any time allotted to aforethought, becomes embroiled in a love triangle between a Christian Crusader and half-muslim blacksmith?! I don't think so!!! Another example is Richard's enchantment with the relic of the true cross during the battle for Jerusalem. He was more like a zombie on Thorazine than a man possessed with religious conviction. That's not to mention his total lack of any semblance of vengence toward his beloved father's murder at the hands of his usurping uncle. One would have at least wrestled with the concept before choosing a path between peace or revenge. I understand that some things can get lost in translation but, so much more was lost here than the transition between two languages. I found the movie to be almost unbearable but I still watched it to the end, just so I could say I did. In closing I'd like to assert that I've seen High School plays that showed more ambition than this movie. The only saving grace this movie had was the performance by Peter's character which, (at times), showed some real potential. And, it's my understanding that these were some seasoned actors playing these parts. I would only recommend this movie as a, "Don't Just Take My Word For It", proof of concept.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Buy- Dissenting Opinion, April 14, 2010

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Robert Wolter (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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Dissenting from my worthy fellow reviewers- I rate this movie a strong buy. Perhaps the print I purchased in March of 2010 had been redone. The dubbing was good and the print was great.
The movie is a must buy for those who love the Middle Ages and Crusades- a real 3 hour bargain.It realistically portrays two noble intentioned young friends who joined the Crusades, only to become disillusioned by the treachery and misdirected blood letting. They return home: sadder and wiser.
Battle scenes are really well done and accurate.Buy and enjoy! From the Producers of Augustus and Nero

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A let down, February 9, 2009

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Richard Mowbray "Syrazure" (DC) - See all my reviews
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If you want a good flick about the Crusades, get the director's cut of Kinddom of Heaven.