The Crusades

US (1935): Adventure/Drama/War

The Third Crusade according to Cecil B. DeMille. King Richard of England (Henry Wilcoxon) goes on the crusade to avoid marrying Princess Alice of France (Katherine DeMille); en route, he marries Berengaria (Loretta Young), Princess of Navarre, to get food for his men. Berengaria is captured by Saladin (Ian Keith), spurring Richard to attack and capture Acre. But Saladin, attracted to Berengaria, takes her on to Jerusalem, and Richard is in danger of assassination. (Rod Crawford, IMDb)

 Use this link to view the trailer for the 1948 re-release of The Crusades on TCM.com.

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