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Flesh + Blood (1985)
Country of Origin: USA
/ Spain
Year of Production: 1985
Running Times: 117 mins (Sweden) 125 min (Netherlands)
Format: colour (DeLuxe) 35mm Technovision
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Impala S.A. / Riverside Productions
Producer: Gijs Versluys
Associate Producer: José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña
Unit Production Manager: Remmelt Remmelts
Local Production Manager: Carlos Orengo
SCRIPT
Script: Paul Verhoeven
Story: Gerard Soeteman
DIRECTION
Director: Paul Verhoeven
2nd Unit Director: Steven-Charles Jaffe
1st Assistant Director: Jindra Markus
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jan de Bont
Steadicam Operator: Marc Koninckx
Assistant Camera: Robert Wiesmann
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Ine Schenkkan
Assistant Editor: Genevieve Saifi
MUSIC
Music: Basil Poledouris
SOUND
Sound: Ad Roest, Tom Tholen
Sound Editors: Danniel Danniel, Kees Linthorst, Marc Nolens
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Yvonne Blake
Wardrobe Master: Martín Díaz Porras
Wardrobe: Adoración Almela, Delfín Prieto, Isabel Díaz,
Isabel Perales, Joaquín Montero, Marina Rodríguez, Martín
Díaz Solaz, Pablo Espinosa SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: Joe Digaetano
Special Effects Assistant: Javier Chinchilla DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Félix Murcia
Assistant Art Director: Luis Vallés
2nd Assistant Art Director: Laura Moreno
Artistic Coordinator: Elly Claus
MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Rachel Griffiths
Dialect Coach: Robert Easton
Horse Master: Paco Ardura
Safety Officer: Tom Elliott
Wranglers: Anastasio Diaz, Carlos Alonzo Roco, Francisco González,
Lucas Uranga, Timoteo Navado STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Juan Maján
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Mario De Barros
Stunts: Joaquin Olivas, José Panizo, Javier Piementel, José
Sacristán, Victoriano Terrón, Camilo Vila CAST
Rutger Hauer (Martin)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (Agnes)
Tom Burlinson (Steven)
Jack Thompson (Hawkwood)
Fernando Hilbeck (Arnolfini)
Susan Tyrrell (Celine)
Ronald Lacey (Cardinal)
Brion James (Karsthans)
John Dennis Johnston (Summer)
Simón Andreu (Miel)
Bruno Kirby (Orbec)
Kitty Courbois (Anna)
Marina Saura (Polly)
Hans Veerman (Father George)
Jake Wood (Little John)
Héctor Alterio (Niccolo)
Blanca Marsillach (Clara)
Nancy Cartwright (Kathleen)
Jorge Bosso (Sterz)
Mario De Barros (Herman)
Ida Bons (Roly Poly)
Jaime Segura (lord of the castle)
Bettina Brenner (lady of the castle)
Siobhan Hayes (child of the castle)
Susan Beresford (sturdy woman)
Mònica Lucchetti (tongueless girl)
PLOT SUMMARY
In medieval Europe, a gang of mercenaries seek
their revenge on a lord who refused to pay for their services. They
kidnap the woman who is meant to marry the lord's son and flee
to a castle where they are soon besieged by the nobelman's angry
army. Meanwhile, plague is ravaging the land around them and their
plans are soon starting to unravel in the most horrific manner.
CAPSULE REVIEW
Verhoeven's
breakthrough movie is a huge, sprawling and impressively grim medieval
epic that abandons the mysticism and magic of many of its ilk in favour
of a stark, brutal realism. Rape, plague and violent death, all brought
to the screen with unflinching clarity by Verhoeven, make this an
uncomfortable but compelling film. Hauer is magnificent in the lead
role and is given great support by an excellent ensemble cast.
AVAILABILITY
Australia
Video Distributor: Roadshow Home Video
Brazil
Video Distributor: Globo Vídeo
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Orion Pictures Corporation
Video Distributor: Cinema Classics
Laserdisc Distributor: Image (ID 5247 VE)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-18
France
Rating: -12
Norway
Rating: 16 (1986); 18
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: 18
USA
Rating: R
R-rated version is cut, missing some of Jennifer Jason Leigh's
nudity during the rape scene and some of the sex scene featuring servant
girl Kathleen. An uncut version ocften plays of US cable TV.
AWARDS
1985
Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands
Golden Calf Beste Regie (Paul Verhoeven) - winner
Golden Calf Beste Lange Speelfilm (Gijs Versluys) – winner
1986
Fantasporto, Portugal
International Fantasy Film Award Best Film (Paul Verhoeven) - nominated
TIMELINE
1985
August
30: USA – theatrical release
September
12: Netherlands – theatrical release
October
2: France – theatrical release
November
22: Sweden – theatrical release
1986
February
Day Unknown: Portugal – shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival
July
3: Norway – theatrical release
25: Finland – theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
Only the strongest will survive
In a savage time, torn between two rivals she fought for survival
with the only weapon she had... herself.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Amor e Sangue - Portugese title
L'amore e il sangue - Italian title
La chair et le sang - French title
Conquista Sangrenta - Brazilian title
Fleisch & Blut - German title
Flesh+Blood
Kött och blod - Swedish title
Krev a maso - Czech title
Lihaa ja verta - Finnish title
The Rose and the Sword
Los señores del acero - Spanish title
Tuliset miekat - Finnish television title
Den vilde krigaren - Swedish title KEYWORDS castles, medieval, mercenaries, plague, rape, revenge, sex
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