sfrac Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
sfrac Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (German: sfrac Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde) is a 2008 German film directed by Til Schweiger. It stars Til Schweiger, Rick Kavanian, Julia Dietze, Thomas Gottschalk and Udo Kier. The film centers on two knights, Lanze (Schweiger) and Erdal (Kavanian) who are trying to save kidnapped Princess Herzelinde (Dietze) from the Black Knight (Tobias Moretti). Some characters from Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner, such as Siegfried (Thierry van Werveke) and Brünnhilde (Stefanie Stappenbeck) appear in the film.
Plot
In the Middle Ages, the dodgy businessman Count Luipold Trumpf approaches the financially troubled King Gunther to court his daughter, Princess Herzelinde. Herzelinde refuses, and so Trumpf has her kidnapped by the Black Knight. So the shy and naive knight Lanzethe princess's bodyguardand the Turkish petty thug Erdal, the "half" knight, set out to free Princess Herzelinde from the Black Knight's clutches. But it is not enough that their quest is constantly disrupted by the people they meet during their travelsLanze and Erdal also fall victim to an insidious plot by the royal family. Erdal invents the Döner kebab along the way. Roberto Blanco makes a guest appearance as the beverage supplier for the Black Knight's hippie commune. In the end, with the help of his friend Erdal, the naive knight Lanze becomes sensitive and learns to talk to women, and is allowed to marry his sweetheart Herzelinde.
Cast
- Anna Maria Mühe
- Charly Hübner
- Claudia Fritzsche
- Denis Moschitto
- Dieter Hallervorden
- Fahri Yardim
- Fahri Yardım
- Gode Benedix
- Gregor Bloéb
- Hannelore Elsner
- Helmut Markwort
- Holger Handtke
- Johanna Penski
- Johannes Heesters
- Jorres Risse
- Julia Dietze
- Justus von Dohnányi
- Ken Duken
- Maddalena Hirschal
- Mark Keller
- Philippe Reinhardt
- Ralph Herforth
- Rick Kavanian
- Roberto Blanco
- Simon Verhoeven
- Stefanie Stappenbeck
- Sunnyi Melles
- Thierry Van Werveke
- Thomas Gottschalk
- Til Schweiger
- Tim Wilde
- Tobias Moretti
- Udo Kier
- Zora Holt
More details
| author | Oliver Ziegenbalg |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Holy Roman Empire |
| director | Christof Wahl Til Schweiger |
| editor | Charles Ladmiral Olivia Retzer |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | döner kebab end kidnap middle ages royal family |
| musicBy | Stefan Hansen |
| producer | Thomas Zickler Til Schweiger |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | parody |