Flesh and Blood
- Original title
- Flesh+Blood (Flesh and Blood)aka
- AKA
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- Sword and the Rose
- Year
- 1985
- Running time
- 126 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Paul Verhoeven. Story: Gerard Soeteman
- Cast
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- Rutger Hauer
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Tom Burlinson
- Jack Thompson
- Fernando Hilbeck
- Susan Tyrrell
- Ronald Lacey
- Brion James
- John Dennis Johnston
- Simón Andreu
- Bruno Kirby
- Kitty Courbois
- Marina Saura
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United States-Netherlands-Spain;
- Genre
- Adventure | Middle Ages. 16th Century. Kidnapping Film / Disappearance
- Synopsis
- A rarely screened cult favorite from Paul Verhoeven, this story of medieval war and revenge should please action fans and admirers of the director and his semi-regular leading man, Rutger Hauer, but its graphic scenes of sexual violence earmark it for mature viewers only. Hauer stars as a 16th-century mercenary hired by a Western European ruler (Fernando Hilbeck) to assault a neighboring kingdom; when the king reneges on his promises to Hauer and his men, they kidnap his son's fiancee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and hole up in a nearby castle. Hauer and Leigh are standouts in a strong cast that includes Tom Burlinson, Bruno Kirby, the late Brion James, and Susan Tyrrell; Verhoeven's realistic approach to the down-and-dirty facts of medieval life and the bloody aftermath of warfare offers a refreshing alternative to most Hollywood period films, but a pair of brutal rape scenes may be too much for some audiences. (From amazon.com)
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