---
title: 'Lionheart (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lionheart-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093424/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lionheart (1987)

1987 · 104 min · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Screenplay:** [Menno Meyjes](https://cinepixo.com/people/menno-meyjes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Talia Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/talia-shire)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alec Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-mills)
- **Editor:** [David Bretherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bretherton)

## Cast

- [Haluk Bilginer](https://cinepixo.com/people/haluk-bilginer)
- [Nadim Sawalha](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadim-sawalha)
- [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne)
- [Sammi Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/sammi-davis)
- [Penny Downie](https://cinepixo.com/people/penny-downie)
- [Nicholas Clay](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-clay)
- [Patrick Durkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-durkin)
- [Eric Stoltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-stoltz)
- [Ralph Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-michael)
- [Deborah Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-moore)
- [Paul Rhys](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rhys)
- [Dexter Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dexter-fletcher)

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