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Flesh+Blood (1985)

 -  Adventure | Drama  -  30 August 1985 (USA)
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A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction... See full summary »

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Hawkwood
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Arnolfini (as Fernando Hillbeck)
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Celine
Ronald Lacey ...
Cardinal
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Karsthans
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Summer
Simón Andreu ...
Miel
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Orbec
Kitty Courbois ...
Anna
Marina Saura ...
Polly
Hans Veerman ...
Father George
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Little John
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A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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In a savage time, torn between two rivals she fought for survival with the only weapon she had... herself. See more »

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The Rose and the Sword  »

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$6,500,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

The movie was Paul Verhoeven's reaction to the many movies that, in his view, overly romanticized the Middle Ages; he wanted to show it as a period where brutality, disease, poverty and hardship were common, and a natural death was a rare thing. See more »

Goofs

When Captain Hawkwood is announcing to the mercenaries that Arnolfini is reneging on the promise of reward, the cannons that he is standing behind, as if ready to fire them at the mercenaries, are 19th-century "parrot guns" used during the American Civil War. See more »

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Steven: My Father's half-dead. My bride has been captured. And you're babbling on about seedlings?
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Referenced in Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997) See more »

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"Throughout the Years"
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A Surprisingly Good Film
17 September 2004 | by (Bead) – See all my reviews

I decided to watch this film after a very heavy three day drinking session and to be honest was not expecting a great deal. However, at the end I deemed it to be the best two hours of my life. What a film!

The Cardinal (Ronald Lacey) was by far the most outrageous and stand out performance. I may be a bit biased from England but over the top acting from Lacey seems to be his forte and he certainly does not disappoint. Rutger puts in a typically strong performance as does Jason-Leigh and the supporting cast.

My favourite scene had to be Soldier Martin standing in front of the upturned carriage with the wheel representing the halo from the statue of Saint Martin. For me this was the icing on the cake.

The only question mark about this film is the contraption that Steven constructs to storm the castle. It definitely is a work of art and for those times would be considered quite an Engineering achievement. Not to mention the time in which it is built in such an effortless manner. However, PV seems to make this fit with the spirit of the film and after a few chuckles it is all forgiven.

Its certainly a film that will not stand up today with modern attitudes and morals but I fully recommend this film. Add it to your collection NOW!


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