A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's sworn duty to protect the children and lead them to safety.
Production
Actual French locations give unexpected authenticity to this B-movie.
Acting
Gabriel Byrne's Black Prince—menace in a film that doesn't deserve him.
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Eric Stoltz
Robert Nerra
Gabriel Byrne
Black Prince
Nicola Cowper
Blanche
Dexter Fletcher
Michael
Deborah Moore
Mathilda
Nicholas Clay
Charles De Montfort
Bruce Purchase
Simon Nerra
Neil Dickson
King Richard
Penny Downie
Madelaine
Nadim Sawalha
Selim
John Franklyn-Robbins
The Abbot
Matthew Sim
Hugo
Paul Rhys
Mayor of the Underground City
Sammi Davis
Baptista
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franklin J. Schaffner directed Planet of the Apes and Patton—this was his unfortunate final film.
Released during the 1980s sword-and-sorcery boom (Conan, Beastmaster), Lionheart's complete lack of magic or monsters makes it a fascinating misfire of marketing versus content.
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