The High Crusade
“...because a heathen is a heathen.”
Synopsis
A Monty Pythonesque tale of a band of Crusaders who find themselves in possession of an alien ship and the alien to pilot it. Armed with the means to conquer the Holy Land, the naive Crusaders set off on a grand crusade, only to find themselves not in Jerusalem, but at the mercy of an entire alien world.
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Edited by Ueli ChristenShot by Wolfgang AichholzerScored by 4 StockDesigned by Frank Bollinger
Also known as
- High Crusade - Frikassee im Weltraumde
- Anno 1345: l'impossibile crociatait
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Cast & Crew
24 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Rhys Davies
as Bruder Parvus
Rick Overton
as Sir Roger
Michael Des Barres
as Monsieur du Lac
Catherine Punch
as Lady Catherine
Patrick Brymer
as Red John
Debbie Lee Carrington
as Branithar
Rinaldo Talamonti
as Alien Chief
Frank Kanakusen
as Alien Assistant
Tahareh Becker
as Second Alien Assistant
Ray Cokes
as Messenger
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