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 instead… 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

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Franklin J. Schaffner
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Aug 1, 1987 Wide

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Cast

            Eric Stoltz as Robert Nerra

            Gabriel Byrne as The Black Prince

            Nicola Cowper as Blanche

            Dexter Fletcher as Michael

            Deborah Barrymore as Mathilda

            Nicholas Clay as Charles De Montfort

            Bruce Purchase as Simon Nerra

            Neil Dickson as Richard I the Lionheart

            Chris Pitt as Odo

            Haluk Bilginer as Merchant

            Sammi Davis as Baptista

            Penny Downie as Madelaine

            Patrick Durkin as Fat Peasant

            Ann Firbank as Catatonic Woman

            John Franklyn-Robbins as The Abbot

            Wayne Goddard as Louis

            Ralph Michael as William Nerra

            Paul Rhys as Mayor of the Underground City

            Courtney Roper-Knight as David

            Nadim Sawalha as Selim

            Louise Seacombe as Girl from Plague Village

            Talia Shire
            
            Mathew Sim as Hugo

            Barry Stanton as Duke De Bar

            Michel Sundin as Bertram

            Jan Water as Duchess de Bar

            Deborah Moore
            
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