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1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

⁠1+1/2⁠ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (German: ⁠1+1/2⁠ 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.

⁠1+1/2⁠ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
German theatrical release poster
Directed byTil Schweiger
Written by
  • Oliver Philipp
  • Oliver Ziegenbalg
Produced by
  • Til Schweiger
  • Thomas Zickler
Starring
CinematographyChristoph Wahl
Edited by
  • Charles Ladmiral
  • Olivia Retzer
Music by
  • Stefan Hansen
  • Dirk Reichdardt
Production
companies
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Barefoot Films
Lionheart Entertainment
SevenPictures Film
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 18 December 2008 (2008-12-18) (Germany)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Box office$16 million[1]

Plot

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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 Lanze – the princess's bodyguard – and 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 travels – Lanze 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

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Development

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Music

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The 1+1⁄2 Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde soundtrack album was released through the Interscope Records on 19 December 2008, and includes the song "Walta Sattla", performed by Til Schweiger.[2] In the review of the album, the Bild wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".[2]

Critical reception

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The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung described it as an "embarrassing parade of celebrities", "[...] Til Schweiger has got both the critics and the press to hate him for this film. Not without reason. [...] The film is just as lame as its trailer".[3] TV Movie.de wrote, "If the jokes were better and went beyond adolescent humor, it would become a real comedy".[citation needed] Cinefacts.de added that "Til [Schweiger] once again tried in the comedy genre, but that, unlike his previous films Barfuss and Keinohrhasen, it lacks gags".[4] Dorit Koch from General Anzeiger Bonn wrote "Though the film lacks good gags, the famous cast will attract the audience".[5] Cinema.de described the film as a "shallow medieval farce with a few funny ideas".[6] "Til Schweiger directs and stars in his middle age film with childish jokes and Monty Python style. You can try to find it funny, but you won't", the Die Welt wrote.[7]

Release

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Country Release date Title Notes
  Germany 18 December 2008 1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
  Switzerland 18 December 2008 1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
  Austria 19 December 2009 1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
  Russia 26 February 2009 Полтора рыцаря: В поисках похищенной принцессы Херцелинды
  Hungary 26 March 2009 1 és 1/2 lovag – Az elbűvölő Herzelinde hercegnő nyomában Straight-to-DVD

Other media

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A video game based on the film was developed by Daedalic Entertainment and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Diverse "O.S.T. 1 1/2 Ritter"". Bild. Bild. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Willst du meine Lanze schmirgeln?". R. Gansera. Sueddeutsche.de. 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ^ "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde: Filmkritik". Harald Mühlbeyer. Cinefacts.de. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Til Schweigers Zeitreise in ein Mittelalter, wie es in keinem Geschichtsbuch steht". Dorit Koch. General Anzeiger Bonn. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  6. ^ "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde". Cinema.de. Cinema.de. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Zoten und Keulen – "1 1/2 Ritter" schlägt zu". Timo Zenker. Welt. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  8. ^ Matschijewsky, Daniel (8 December 2008). "1 1/2 Ritter - Angespielt: Adventure zum Film recht nett" [1 1/2 Ritter - Played: Adventure for the film is quite nice]. GameStar (in German). No. 02/2009.
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