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Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
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Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Starring | Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith C. Aubrey Smith Katherine DeMille Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale |
Cinematography | Victor Milner |
Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]