In Jerusalem at that moment—between the Second and Third Crusades—a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias (Jeremy Irons), and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin (Ghassan Massoud). But ...
(Liam Neeson), as a crusader on the road to Jerusalem. After a perilous journey to the holy city, the valiant young man enters the retinue of the leprous King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton), which is rife with dissent led by the treacherous Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas), who wishes to...
King Baldwin IV: Come forward. I am glad to meet Godfrey's son. He was one of my greatest teachers. He was there when, playing with the other boys, my arm was cut. It was he, not my father's physicians, who noticed that I felt no pain. He wept when he gave my father the ne...
The film, which began shooting last week in Spain, is set in the time of King Baldwin IV (1161-1185), leading up to the Battle of Hattin in 1187 when Saladin conquered Jerusalem for the Muslims. The script depicts Baldwin's brother-in-law, Guy de Lusignan, who succeeds him as King ...
The Kingdom is ruled in its final years by Baldwin IV, the Leper King (Edward Norton in a startling mask), a moderate who wishes to maintain peace with Saladin (Ghassan Massoud). The peace is threatened, however, by “fanatics of every denomination [sic],” i.e., Christian and Muslim...
between the Christians, Jews, and Muslims living there. He meets Princess Sibylla, the sister of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, played by Eva Green. Sibylla is married to Guy de Lusignan, who is fighting for control of the kingdom with Baldwin's advisor, Tiberias, played by Jeremy Irons....
After a perilous journey to the holy city, the valiant young man enters the retinue of the leprous King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton), which is rife with dissent led by the treacherous Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas), who wishes to wage war against the Muslims for his own political and ...
Edward Norton does a terrific vocal characterization as the leprosy-suffering Christian king Baldwin IV, who is hidden behind a sliver mask. Rated R.165 mins. Posted by Cole Smithey at 10:55:00 PM in Historical Epic, TWO STARS Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the...
sin, for example, the church believed suicide was a road to hell. Balian has no prospects in life when he receives a visit from Baron Godfrey of Ibelin. He introduces himself as Balian’s father and invites him to become a knight and defend Jerusalem, ruled by King Baldwin IV, who is...
David Baldwin ... desk operator: second unit Chris Bangma ... librahead technician: Hawaii Unit (as Chris Bagma) Mike Barnett ... edge arm crane operator: Hawaii Unit Craig Bauer ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, Hawaii Unit Chris Belcher ... digital imaging technician: und...