1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | |
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Directed by | Til Schweiger |
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Cinematography | Christoph Wahl |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (
Plot
In the Middle Ages, the dodgy businessman Count Luipold Trumpf approaches the financially troubled King Gunther to court his daughter, Princess Herzelinde. Herzelinde refuses, and so Trumpf has her kidnapped by the Black Knight. So the shy and naive knight Lanze – the princess's bodyguard – and the Turkish petty thug Erdal, the "half" knight, set out to free Princess Herzelinde from the Black Knight's clutches. But it is not enough that their quest is constantly disrupted by the people they meet during their travels – Lanze and Erdal also fall victim to an insidious plot by the royal family. Erdal invents the
Cast
- Til Schweiger as Knight Lanze
- Rick Kavanian as Half–Knight Erdal
- Julia Dietze as Princess Herzelinde
- Thomas Gottschalk as King Gunther
- Udo Kier as Luipold Trumpf
- Tobias Moretti as the Black Knight
- Mark Keller as Prince Gustav
- Ralph Herforth as Walter Sattler
- Gregor Bloéb as Jailer
- Thierry van Werveke as Siegfried
- Brünnhilde
- Tim Wilde as Jailer's Assistant
- Anna Maria Mühe as Magd
- Denis Moschitto as the Archer
- Hannelore Elsner as Hexe
- Johannes Heesters as an old scientist
- Dieter Hallervorden as the Horse Seller
- Roberto Blanco as Roberto
- Helmut Markwort as the Chief of the Tabloid
Development
Music
The 1+1⁄2 Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde soundtrack album was released through the Interscope Records on 19 December 2008, and includes the song "Walta Sattla", performed by Til Schweiger.[1] In the review of the album, the Bild wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".[1]
Critical reception
The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German newspaper
Release
Country | Release date | Title | Notes |
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Germany | 18 December 2008 | 1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde | |
Switzerland | 18 December 2008 | 1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde | |
Austria | 19 December 2009 | 1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde | |
Russia | 26 February 2009 | Полтора рыцаря: В поисках похищенной принцессы Херцелинды | |
Hungary | 26 March 2009 | 1 és 1/2 lovag – Az elbűvölő Herzelinde hercegnő nyomában | Straight-to-DVD
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Other media
A video game based on the film was developed by Daedalic Entertainment and published by
References
- ^ a b "Diverse "O.S.T. 1 1/2 Ritter"". Bild. Bild. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Willst du meine Lanze schmirgeln?". R. Gansera. Sueddeutsche.de. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde: Filmkritik". Harald Mühlbeyer. Cinefacts.de. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Til Schweigers Zeitreise in ein Mittelalter, wie es in keinem Geschichtsbuch steht". Dorit Koch. General Anzeiger Bonn. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde". Cinema.de. Cinema.de. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Zoten und Keulen – "1 1/2 Ritter" schlägt zu". Timo Zenker. Welt. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.