The High Crusade
...because a heathen is a heathen.
1994 | 100m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Klaus Knoesel, Holger Neuhäuser |
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| Writer: | Poul Anderson, Robert G. Brown, Jürgen Egger |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 02, 1994 |
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| Director: | Klaus Knoesel, Holger Neuhäuser |
| Writer: | Poul Anderson, Robert G. Brown, Jürgen Egger |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | space marine, crusade, jerusalem, alien, knight |
| Production Companies | Carolco Pictures, Centropolis Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Rhys-Davies | Bruder Parvus |
| Rick Overton | Sir Roger |
| Michael Des Barres | Monsieur du Lac |
| Catherine Punch | Lady Catherine |
| Patrick Brymer | Red John |
| Debbie Lee Carrington | Branithar |
| Rinaldo Talamonti | Alien Chief |
| Frank Kanakusen | Alien Assistant |
| Tahareh Becker | Alien Assistant |
| Ray Cokes | Messenger |
| Holger Neuhäuser | Hubert |
| Werner Baum | Lars |
| Tim Luna | Squire |
| Fabian Rösler | Squire |
| Bobby Knoesel | Squire |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Klaus Knoesel | Director |
| Holger Neuhäuser | Director |
| Poul Anderson | Novel |
| Robert G. Brown | Screenplay |
| Jürgen Egger | Screenplay |
| Wolfgang Aichholzer | Director of Photography |
| Ueli Christen | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roland Emmerich | Producer |
| Ute Emmerich | Producer |
| Thomas Wöbke | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
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.