1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
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	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

• Til Schweiger as Knight Lanze
• Rick Kavanian as Half–Knight Erdal
• Julia Dietze as Princess Herzelinde
• Thomas Gottschalk as King Gunther
• Udo Kier as Luipold Trumpf
• Tobias Moretti as the Black Knight
• Mark Keller as Prince Gustav
• Ralph Herforth as Walter Sattler
• Gregor Bloéb as Jailer
• Thierry van Werveke as Siegfried
• Stefanie Stappenbeck as Brünnhilde
• Tim Wilde as Jailer's Assistant
• Anna Maria Mühe as Magd
• Denis Moschitto as the Archer
• Hannelore Elsner as Hexe
• Johannes Heesters as an old scientist
• Dieter Hallervorden as the Horse Seller
• Roberto Blanco as Roberto
• Helmut Markwort as the Chief of the Tabloid

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 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 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	18 December 2008	1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Switzerland	18 December 2008	1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Austria	19 December 2009	1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Russia	26 February 2009	Полтора рыцаря: В поисках похищенной принцессы Херцелинды
Hungary	26 March 2009	1 és 1/2 lovag – Az elbűvölő Herzelinde hercegnő nyomában	Straight-to-DVD

References

External links

• Official Website
• 1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde at the Internet Movie Database