Lionheart | |
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Directed by | Franklin J. Schaffner |
Screenplay by | Menno Meyjes Richard Outten |
Story by | Menno Meyjes |
Produced by | Talia Shire Stanley O'Toole |
Starring | Eric Stoltz Gabriel Byrne |
Cinematography | Alec Mills |
Edited by | David Bretherton Richard Haines |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Countries | Hungary United States |
Language | English |
Lionheart, also known as Lionheart: The Children's Crusade, is a 1987 adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and produced by Talia Shire and Stanley O'Toole. Shire's brother, Francis Ford Coppola, initially planned to direct the film but instead opted to be executive producer along with Shire's husband, Jack Schwartzman. The screenplay was written by Menno Meyjes and Richard Outten from a story by Meyjes. The composer Jerry Goldsmith wrote the score. The film was released in August 1987. It was distributed by Orion Pictures.