The Crusades (1935 film)

The Crusades
The Crusades
	Film poster
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Harold Lamb; Waldemar Young; Dudley Nichols; Uncredited:; Charles Brackett; Howard Higgin; Jeanie Macpherson; ;
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
Release dates	August 21, 1935 (New York City, premiere); October 25, 1935 (US);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.4 million
Box office	$1.7 million

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]

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