This film is coming on DVD on 23 May 2006 as part of a Cecil B De Mille collection; the other film in the collection are four films are "Cleopatra", "Four Frightened People", "The Sign of the Cross" and "Union Pacific". I've only seen "The Crusades" and "Cleopatra", but these two are worth the cost of the whole bundle.
"The Crusades" with all its flaws is infinitely better than the latest film on the Crusades, "The Kingdom of Heaven". It's splendid without being over the top, the story is coherent although it's typical Hollywoodization of history, and - rarely for De Mille's films - the actors don't overplay their roles.
"The Crusades" with all its flaws is infinitely better than the latest film on the Crusades, "The Kingdom of Heaven". It's splendid without being over the top, the story is coherent although it's typical Hollywoodization of history, and - rarely for De Mille's films - the actors don't overplay their roles.