The Order
The Order is a 2001 American action film directed by Sheldon Lettich, and written by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who also starred in the film. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on March 12, 2002.
Plot
The film opens in 1099 at the end of the First Crusade, depicting Christian Crusaders sacking Jerusalem and slaughtering the local population. A Flemish Christian knight named Charles Le Vaillant (Jean-Claude Van Damme) becomes demoralized by the horrors of war and decides to create a new religious order. This new order brings together members from the three main religions of the region: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. As a self-declared leader and messiah, Charles writes the sacred texts of the Order. While traveling to Syria, his camp is attacked by the Christian knights, who kill Le Vaillant. The last chapter from their religious text, buried by Le Vaillant in a secret place, becomes lost in the desert after the attack.
More details
| author | Jean-Claude Van Damme Les Weldon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Israel |
| director | Sheldon Lettich |
| editor | Alain Jakubowicz Donn Aron |
| genre | action comedy |
| keywords | attack break in build bury car bomb claim east jerusalem end fabergé egg fall first crusade force getaway driver holy war horrors of war injured jewish kidnap kill load lost in the desert meet old friend police chief pray ramadan religious war sacking jerusalem sacred seven cities of gold shoot siege of jerusalem smuggle teach temple mount travel well of souls world war iii |
| musicBy | Pino Donaggio |
| producer | Avi Lerner |
| productionCompany | 777 Films Corporation Millennium Films Order Productions |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| recordedAt | Bulgaria |
| theme | action comedy direct-to-video religion |