Gates to Paradise

Gates to Paradise

89 mins | Drama, History | May 31, 1968

In 1212, a Children's Crusade is launched after a young shepherd, Jacques de Cloyes, claims to have had a vision in which it is said that the innocence of children would be able to liberate Jerusalem. A monk, returning from Holy Land, joins the crusade and hears the children's confessions, gradually realizing that most of them are taking part not for religious, but for more worldly reasons, like rejected love and hopes for freedom.

Gates to Paradise

89 mins | Drama, History | May 31, 1968

Gates to Paradise
In 1212, a Children's Crusade is launched after a young shepherd, Jacques de Cloyes, claims to have had a vision in which it is said that the innocence of children would be able to liberate Jerusalem. A monk, returning from Holy Land, joins the crusade and hears the children's confessions, gradually realizing that most of them are taking part not for religious, but for more worldly reasons, like rejected love and hopes for freedom.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Avala Film, Poste Parisien
Original title Gates to Paradise
Directors Andrzej Wajda
Writers Donald Howarth, Jerzy Andrzejewski

Cast

Lionel Stander

as The Monk

John Fordyce

as Jacques de Cloyes

Mathieu Carrière

as Alexis Melissen

Ferdy Mayne

as Count Ludovic de Vendôme

Pauline Challoner

as Blanche

Jenny Agutter

as Maud de Cloyes

Denis Gilmore

as Robert

Kynaston Reeves

as The Prior

Janez Vrhovec

as François

Dragomir Felba

as Crusader 1

Gojko Kovačević

as Crusader 2

Ljubomir Radović

as Crusader 3