The High Crusade

The High Crusade

...because a heathen is a heathen.

Directed by Holger Neuhäuser, Klaus Knoesel

Produced by Centropolis Film Productions, Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion

1994100 min5.2 / 10

A comedic, absurdist romp that blends medieval crusader naïveté with sci-fi fish-out-of-water chaos, trading earnest faith for irreverent satire.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The High Crusade sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The High Crusade scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The High Crusade easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does The High Crusade end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The High Crusade violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The High Crusade, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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