---
title: 'King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Butler'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-richard-and-the-crusaders-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047150/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)

1954 · 109 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

King Richard and the Crusaders is a 1954 American historical drama based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman made by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders and Laurence Harvey, with Robert Douglas, Michael Pate and Paula Raymond. It was directed by David Butler and produced by Henry Blanke from a screenplay by John Twist based on Sir Walter Scott's 1825 novel The Talisman. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by J. Peverell Marley. This was Warner Bros.' first essay into CinemaScope. King Richard and the Crusaders was listed in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-butler-2)
- **Screenplay:** [John Twist](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-twist)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Henry Blanke](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-blanke)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Peverell Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-peverell-marley)
- **Editor:** [Irene Morra](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-morra)

## Cast

- [Michael Pate](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pate) as Conrad of Montferrat
- [George Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sanders) as Richard I of England
- [Robert Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-douglas) as Sir Giles Amaury
- [Lumsden Hare](https://cinepixo.com/people/lumsden-hare)
- [Lester Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-matthews) as Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
- [Leslie Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bradley) as Castelaine Captain
- [Henry Corden](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-corden) as Philip II of France
- [Virginia Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-mayo) as Lady Edith Plantagenet
- [Wilton Graff](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilton-graff) as Leopold V, Duke of Austria
- [Rudolph Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-anders)
- [Anthony Eustrel](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-eustrel) as Baron De Vaux
- [Paula Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-raymond) as Berengaria of Navarre
- [Nejla Ateş](https://cinepixo.com/people/nejla-ates) as Moorish Dancing Girl
- [Peter J. Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-j-ortiz)
- [Rex Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-harrison) as Saladin

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