1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

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<templatestyles src="Sfrac/styles.css" />1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
1.5Knights2008Poster.jpg
German Theatrical Poster
Directed by Til Schweiger
Produced by
  • Til Schweiger
  • Thomas Zickler
Written by
  • Oliver Philipp
  • Oliver Ziegenbalg
Starring
Music by
  • Stefan Hansen
  • Dirk Reichdardt
Cinematography Christoph Wahl
Edited by
  • Charles Ladmiral
  • Olivia Retzer
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Barefoot Films
Lionheart Entertainment
SevenPictures Film
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release dates
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  • 18 December 2008 (2008-12-18) (Germany)
Running time
 115 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

<templatestyles src="Sfrac/styles.css" />1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (German: <templatestyles src="Sfrac/styles.css" />1+1/2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde) is a 2008 German film directed by Til Schweiger. It stars Til Schweiger, Rick Kavanian, Julia Dietze, Thomas Gottschalk and Udo Kier. The film centers on two knights, Lanze (Schweiger) and Erdal (Kavanian) who are trying to save kidnapped Princess Herzelinde (Dietze) from the Black Knight (Tobias Moretti). Some characters from Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner, such as Siegfried (Thierry van Werveke) and Brünnhilde (Stefanie Stappenbeck) appear in the film.

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's 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 Döner kebab along the way. Roberto Blanco makes a guest appearance as the beverage supplier for the Black Knight's hippie commune. In the end, with the help of his friend Erdal, the naive knight Lanze becomes sensitive and learns to talk to women, and is allowed to marry his sweetheart Herzelinde.

Cast

Critical reception

The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung described it as an "embarrassing parade of celebrities", "[...] Til Schweiger has got both the critics and the press to hate him for this film. Not without reason. [...] The film is just as lame as its trailer".[1] TV Movie.de wrote, "If the jokes were better and went beyond adolescent humor, it would become a real comedy".[2] Cinefacts.de added that "Til [Schweiger] once again tried in the comedy genre, but that, unlike his previous films Barfuss and Keinohrhasen, it lacks gags".[3] Dorit Koch from General Anzeiger Bonn wrote "Though the film lacks good gags, the famous cast will attract the audience".[4] Cinema.de described the film as a "shallow medieval farce with a few funny ideas".[5] "Til Schweiger directs and stars in his middle age film with childish jokes and Monty Python style. You can try to find it funny, but you won't", the Welt wrote.[6]

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.[7] In the review of the album, the Bild wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".[7]

Release dates

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Country Release date Title Notes
Germany Germany 18 December 2008 ​1 1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Switzerland Switzerland 18 December 2008 ​1 1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Austria Austria 19 December 2009 ​1 1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Russia Russia 26 February 2009 Полтора рыцаря: В поисках похищенной принцессы Херцелинды
Hungary Hungary 26 March 2009 1 és 1/2 lovag – Az elbűvölő Herzelinde hercegnő nyomában Straight-to-DVD

References

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