The Crusades (1935 film)

The Crusades
Film poster
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Written by
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
StarringLoretta Young
Henry Wilcoxon
Ian Keith
C. Aubrey Smith
Katherine DeMille
Joseph Schildkraut
Alan Hale
CinematographyVictor Milner
Edited byAnne Bauchens
Music byRudolph G. Kopp
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • August 21, 1935 (1935-08-21) (New York City, premiere[1])
  • October 25, 1935 (1935-10-25) (US)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.4 million[2]
Box office$1.7 million[3]

The Crusades is a 1935 American historical adventure drama film directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille for Paramount Pictures, loosely based on the life of King Richard I of England during the Third Crusade, and his marriage to Berengaria of Navarre. The film stars Henry Wilcoxon as Richard, Loretta Young as Berengaria, and Ian Keith as Saladin, along with C. Aubrey Smith, Katherine DeMille, Joseph Schildkraut and Alan Hale Sr. in supporting roles.

The film premiered in New York City on August 21, 1935, and went into general release on October 25. It was a critical and commercial success, earning nominations for Best Foreign Film at the 3rd Venice International Film Festival, and an Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Victor Milner).[4]

  1. ^ Birchard, Robert (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 292. ISBN 9780813126364.
  2. ^ Birchard, p. 283.
  3. ^ "The All Time Best Sellers". International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38. Quigley Publishing Company. p. 942. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "8th Academy Award Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 18 September 2013.