1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

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1½ 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 Til Schweiger
Rick Kavanian
Julia Dietze
Thomas Gottschalk
Udo Kier
Music by Stefan Hansen
Dirk Reichdardt
Cinematography Christoph Wahl
Edited by Charles Ladmiral
Olivia Retzer
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
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  • 18 December 2008 (2008-12-18)
Running time
 115 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (German: 1½ 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.

Cast

Critical reception

The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German journal Sueddeutsche Zeitung (South German Newspaper) described it as an "embarrassing parade of celebrities", "[...] Til Schweiger has got both the critics and the press hate him for this film. Not without a reason. [...] The film is just as lame as its trailer identifies it".[1] TV Movie.de wrote, "If the jokes were better and go beyong adolescent jokes, 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 his middle age film with childish jokes and the Monty Python style. You can try to find it funny, but you won't", the Welt wrote.[6]

Music

The 1½ 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

Country Release date Title Notes
Germany Germany 18 December 2008 1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Switzerland Switzerland 18 December 2008 1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Austria Austria 19 December 2009 1½ 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

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