The High Crusade

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.

Cast

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

as Bruder Parvus

Rick Overton

Rick Overton

as Sir Roger

Michael Des Barres

Michael Des Barres

as Monsieur du Lac

Catherine Punch

Catherine Punch

as Lady Catherine

Patrick Brymer

Patrick Brymer

as Red John

Debbie Lee Carrington

Debbie Lee Carrington

as Branithar

Rinaldo Talamonti

Rinaldo Talamonti

as Alien Chief

Frank Kanakusen

Frank Kanakusen

as Alien Assistant

Tahareh Becker

Tahareh Becker

as Alien Assistant

Ray Cokes

Ray Cokes

as Messenger

Reviews

Patrick E. Abe

I read Poul Anderson's book way back in high school in the 1960's. (The pre-computer, pre-Internet, pre-everything Age!.;) The idea that a technologically advanced Alien civilization could be tamed, much less conquered by a "swords-knights-archers" group was intriguing. The War in Vietnam was about...

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