Lionheart: The Children's Crusade (1987)
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A novice knight and his unlikely allies lead a crusade against evil in this adventure set in 12th century France. Robert Nerra (Eric Stoltz) is a young knight who, after the death of his older brother, abandons the struggle to defend his father's property in a skirmish over land rights and… More A novice knight and his unlikely allies lead a crusade against evil in this adventure set in 12th century France. Robert Nerra (Eric Stoltz) is a young knight who, after the death of his older brother, abandons the struggle to defend his father's property in a skirmish over land rights and instead sets out to offer his services to King Richard the Lionhearted. As Nerra makes his way through a France racked with poverty and sickness, he encounters a group of orphans who are trying to flee from the Black Prince (Gabriel Byrne), a dark-clad rogue knight who steals children and sells them to Arab slave merchants. At first thinking him to be King Richard himself, the children follow Nerra, and he tries to protect and organize them as best he can. As they march through France, the orphans' numbers grow, and soon Nerra finds himself leading a crusade of children as he at once leads them to safety and fights off the Black Prince's forces. Lionheart was one of the final films from veteran director Franklin J. Schaffner; the film received an unfortunately short-lived theatrical release and went largely unseen until it was released on home video in 1990, a year after Schaffner's death. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 1, 1987 Wide
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Cast
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Eric Stoltz
as Robert Nerra
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Gabriel Byrne
as The Black Prince
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Nicola Cowper
as Blanche
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Dexter Fletcher
as Michael
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Deborah Barrymore
as Mathilda
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Nicholas Clay
as Charles De Montfort
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Bruce Purchase
as Simon Nerra
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Neil Dickson
as Richard I the Lionheart
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Chris Pitt
as Odo
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Haluk Bilginer
as Merchant
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Sammi Davis
as Baptista
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Penny Downie
as Madelaine
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Patrick Durkin
as Fat Peasant
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Ann Firbank
as Catatonic Woman
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John Franklyn-Robbins
as The Abbot
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Wayne Goddard
as Louis
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Ralph Michael
as William Nerra
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Paul Rhys
as Mayor of the Underground City
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Courtney Roper-Knight
as David
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Nadim Sawalha
as Selim
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Louise Seacombe
as Girl from Plague Village
- Talia Shire
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Mathew Sim
as Hugo
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Barry Stanton
as Duke De Bar
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Michel Sundin
as Bertram
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Jan Water
as Duchess de Bar
- Deborah Moore
