Deborah Moore | 80's Movie Guide

Taglines: A timeless evil. A warrior lost. A mystical quest. Lionheart movie synopsis. A young knight sets out to join King Richard's crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's sworn duty to protect the children and lead them to safety. Lionheart, also known as Lionheart: The Children's Crusade, is an adventure film of 1987 directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and produced by Talia Shire and Stanley O'Toole. Shire's brother, Francis Ford Coppola, initially planned to direct the film but instead opted to be executive producer along with Shire's husband, Jack Schwartzman. The screenplay was written by Menno Meyjes and Richard Outten from a story by Meyjes. The composer Jerry Goldsmith wrote the score. The film was released in August 1987 and distributed by Orion Pictures. Loosely based on the historical Children's Crusade, the story follows an exiled young knight, played by Eric Stoltz, who leads a band of orphans to join the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart while protecting the children from the Black Prince (Gabriel Byrne), a disillusioned crusader turned child slave trader (not to be confused with the real-life Edward, the Black Prince). Lionheart (1987) Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner Starring: Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicola Cowper, Deborah Moore, Dexter Fletcher, Nicholas Clay, Bruce Purchase, Nadim Sawalha, Sammi Davis, Chris Pitt Screenplay by: Menno Meyjes, Richard Outten Production Design by: Gil Parrondo Cinematography by: Alec Mills Film Editing by: David Bretherton, Richard Haines Costume Design by: Nanà Cecchi Set Decoration by: Josie MacAvin Art Direction by: Cliff Robinson Music by: Jerry Goldsmith Distributed by: Orion Pictures Release Date: August 14, 1987