CRUSADES, THE

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• Release Year: 1995
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Join Terry Jones, founding member of Monty Python, author, and Medieval expert, for this magnificent four-part chronicle of the Crusades. One of history's most epic adventures, the Crusades began as a holy mission to liberate Jerusalem, and became the largest mass migration in European history. When they ended 200 years later, the Crusades had created a mythology of knights and chivalry, and left a legacy of distrust between East and West that continues to shape our world today.; ; Filmed on location throughout Europe and the Middle East, this acclaimed production brings the Crusades to life with an army of innovative techniques, including animated mosaics, creative anachronisms, restaged bagttles and extraordinary comoputer graphics. Produced in consultation with the world's foremost experts on history and theology, it's a witty and thoroughly fascinating account of one of civilization's most legendary and least understood chapters.
• Cast: Terry Jones, Anthony Smee, Steve Purbrick, Marcello Marascalchi, Robin Sebastian, Kate Binchy, Suheil Zakkar, Sean Arnold, Jaromír Borek, Victor Cousin, Kammy Darweish, Christopher Lamb, Norbert Langer, David Lazenby, Peter Pacey, Reinhard Reiner, Steven Runciman, Bob Stewart, Christopher Tyerman, Antony Zaki, Rotraut Ziffer, Alan Areira
• Director: Alan Areira
• Runtime: 3:20
• Company: A&E Home Video
• Media Format: Series