Top 5 Movies About The Crusades & Knights Templars

This is my list of the top 5 movies about the crusades that you can watch if you want some historical movies about the knights templars, saladin or some excellent medieval movies in general. If you love anything to do with history or the medieval time period then these historical films will be perfect for you as they are some of the best historical movies and best medieval films I have ever seen!

[@artonkanava]

Mel Gibson need to do some accurate historical movie about Crusaders

[@CarlaGates247]

Kingdom of Heaven is indeed an amazing film. I think it starts slow but the intensity of emotion, the action scenes, and the real message of the film come through in the last 45 minutes during the siege of Jerusalem. “If this is indeed the kingdom of heaven, let God do with it as He wills.”

[@HistorySpark]

Yes I found the first act of the film to not be that great perhaps why some people might have been put off the film if they didn't stick with it

[@brettread6373]

Arn the Kiights Templer best ever

[@cferolie]

Get the Director Cut it fills in all the gaps and is beautiful.

[@Pad13]

It’s actually quite poor.

[@mathfrom0to96]

​@@Pad13what do you like better?

[@sdw261]

The Crusades were necessary and justified.

[@DavidRodriguez-er4rq]

Truth. If Islam didn't kill its way into the middle east it would have been a Christian middle east. They may have changed the world.

[@KRAK107]

On what bases?

[@sdw261]

@@KRAK107 On the basis that Islam is and always has been terrorism and they were liberating people from it.

[@sdw261]

@@KRAK107 on the basis that |$|/-\/\/\ is t€®®0®|$/\/\ and always has been and they were liberating people from it..

[@sdw261]

@@KRAK107 On the basis that |$|/-\/\/\ is t€®®0®|$/\/\ and always has been and they were liberating people from it..

[@NM-tl6pe]

I get very tired of Hollywood portraying the Templars as bad. I like Kingdom of Heaven but the directors desperation to portray Muslims as peaceful victims was worth more than a few eye rolls.

[@karogevorkyan6928]

agreed i will send my physicians ya right ..

[@SiVisPacem_ParaBellum]

@@karogevorkyan6928So you think Saladin gave mercy to all the citizens of Jerusalem but wouldn’t simply offer his help to somebody he deeply respects? Your hate blinds you. Im not muslim but Saladin is one of the greatest rulers in history.

[@christiansanchez9489]

@@SiVisPacem_ParaBellumyou’re an idiot

[@jl453]

Same.

[@DavidRodriguez-er4rq]

​@SiVisPacem_ParaBellum the crusades would not have started if the suljeks didn't kill their way into Antioch. Also Muslim killing their way into Spain.

[@curiousworld7912]

I loved the director's cut of 'Kingdom of Heaven', far more than the theatrical release. Yes, there are historical inaccuracies, but it nails the type personalities and behaviors of the of the time, from what I've read. 'Robin Hood' was also a good film, although I wish there had been a second part to it. The others, I'll have to catch. Thanks! :)

[@HistorySpark]

Your welcome, yes I do agree the directors cut is definitely the best version to watch. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@goodcomrade2949]

Naa although i loved the movie. It basicly puts modern morals ideals and codes into a historical time period. They dont act like people from those times. It piants it very black and white when it was in fact very complicated.

[@louisrobbins475]

It's horribly inaccurate. Does little to mention the prior 300 years of Muslim barbarism in the middle East. I doubt people even know that prior to the rape and conquest by Islam the Middle East was majority Christian.

[@nickbonavita1379]

Definitely Kingdom of Heaven was the best especially the directors cut. They did bend over backwards to make Saladin look good but I can live with that. The truth of the matter is he didn't just let the people of Jerusalem go, they had to pay a ransom and if they couldn't they were sold into slavery. They did the same thing in Arn Knights Templar my second favorite. A total mess up of Templar history is the History Channels Knightfall which was a total rewrite of history. But then it's the History Channel so what more can you expect.

[@HistorySpark]

i think Saladin was a general who knew how to use the carrot and the stick appropriately and hes probably better portrayed in Arn the knights templar rather than Kingdom of heaven

[@forhonor7408]

Other than coming across as a snobby "above it all" nonbeliever that you are so wise and enlightened that you look down on the crusades from your pedestal. It was actually a good video and list, I enjoyed it 👍

[@HistorySpark]

haha thanks i guess

[@ex-muslim8905]

He actually sounded pretty ignorant because the enmity between Muslims and Christians or other faiths started by Arab Muslims invading countries one after another. Crusades were AFTER Muslims invaded the West and if Christians didn't fight back, there would be no difference between West and Middle East today. Both would be a shithole run by Islamists.

[@bluesdealer]

Your monologue was incredibly cringe. Humanity didn’t just “decide” to divide itself along religious differences. Humans have always believed in the divine. Furthermore, the Crusades were not what caused enmity between Muslims and Christians. The Crusades were taking back previously Christian lands which had been invaded and conquered by Muslims, who were continuing to burn across Europe without any sign of stopping.

[@jeffstephan6486]

Thank you nice review.. Can you post-the list, that would be very nice .

[@heathercontois4501]

I loved the factual details in Robin Hood, might give Arn another try, Kingdom was fun but I had never heard of the other two and don't know where I can find them.

[@georgegonzalez-rivas3787]

Oh, wait. You left out that great version of The Talisman (I can't remember the name of the movie, but it was based on Walter Scott's book). Rex Harrison was Saladin, GEorge Sanders was Richard the Lionheart and Virginia Mayo was the love interest. It was great fun.

[@HistorySpark]

King Richard and The Crusaders was the film i believe

[@marting7848]

@@HistorySpark Yes an old classic

[@RedHanded1969]

Just finished watching the Kingdom of Heaven, maybe for the 5th times.. Never cease to amazed me still.. 😮

[@jeremiahgrimes3945]

The first crusade was not instigated by the pope it was instigated by the Seljuk Turks which were Muslims

[@haydenggallen]

That intro might need reworking - read God’s Battalions (for a realistic defense of the crusades) by Rodney Stark, very good and exceedingly well cited

[@bruceallen6016]

Just watched Kingdom of Heaven. Excellent movie.

[@HistorySpark]

yes the directors cut of the film is just amazing !

[@sunflowerocket]

A Knight Before Christmas

[@caroleappling2007]

I agree with #1, but it has to be the director’s cut!

[@HistorySpark]

yes i fully agree, the directors cut is the only version worth watching

[@Luxington1]

Where can one watch Crusaders from 2001?

[@ValentineCorp]

My personal favorite is Ironclad

[@HistorySpark]

Its a good movie , ironclad 2 was soo bad tho

[@aladinkvrgic3487]

​@@HistorySparkagreed

[@aladinkvrgic3487]

Mine too

[@ken0xcs]

Yesterday i was searching this topic. Thy

[@HistorySpark]

Your welcome, I've searched for it previously as well with lackluster resulte

[@GarandLuvr]

Why no mention of "The Crusades" directed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1935? It has Crusades in the title! 🤔🤔

[@Fatimamokadem-tk1ii]

What about youssef chahine's film " Saladin".

[@rogeriofernandes772]

Tudo filmes espetaculares.

[@HistorySpark]

thanks!

[@artonkanava]

Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End, is another Arn movie

[@sluggodna]

I've often wondered if Urn was Robin Hood.. . Templar and other True knights don't have a record of Robin of Locksley. . But, urn was sentenced to 20 years.. Robin Hood could have been Freemasons claiming they have the holy Grail. They tried to create the stories of a crusade who found the Grail? . If Robinhood was a noble? He would of had a horse.. . So maybe Urn was the inspiration for the Ronin hood story? . Prince Jon had a lookalike he was going to use in battle. There is a Robon Ham, or Keywoth.. there is also a Wagoneer named Mariam Ham, or he's Keywoth? Vice versa.

[@Patto2276]

For a channel named HistorySpark, you don't appear to know ANYTHING about the history of The Crusades.

[@adibshahriar1050]

Kingdom of heavens directors cut>

[@1776Jan]

Robin Hood does not need subtitles lol. Both Arn movies are amazing and so is Kingdom of Heaven. Kevin Costner's Robin Hood was better that Russell Crowe's but I still liked Russell Crowe's version.

[@MizanQistina]

Season of the Witch 2011, although it is into fantasy more than historical accurate

[@HistorySpark]

that was a surprisingly good film, much better than i was expecting!

[@maiskocabusas9857]

The kingdom of heaven realy deepend the faith of every christians to love thier faith..

[@KingAustinSinger]

600 ad christianity what is the dominant religion in most of the land that is now controlled by the Muslim world but around 600 AD, the Muslims through conquest took the land in 1095 started the era of the crusades

[@rayenamarir5764]

Exactly. He didn't mention that the crusaders were a response to 6 centuries of islamic agression against christians.

[@user-mi7zx2ki5o]

its knights templer the plural is in knights its like governors gereral

[@HistorySpark]

thanks for the clarification, makes a lot of sense

[@kerimcaglar771]

3:50 What you mean by that? 🤣

[@cferolie]

Ok, I didn't agree with all of opinions interjected into this bmvideo but for the most part you got it right. You forgot to tell the People Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut! Next : You forgot Ironclad. An awesome true story of England and the Magna Carter.. All the others are good picks Arn could be # 1 but the Dir Cut hits it out of the part, but not accurate entirely on the Movie. Russel Crow is from N. Zealand... Hmmmm

[@noobzaebot]

IMO Even Kingdom of Heaven was biased and made Christians look bad.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

not all of them, some of them look bad others look very good - love the movie

[@HistorySpark]

I agree it made some look like complete idiots and some to be honorable which is probably common of any group

[@albertperrin694]

Some of the Crusaders only went to fight for Land/Wealth while others were devout Christians. Some of the Crusades were disasters e.g. the children’s crusade. Scholars are still arguing about how many Crusades actually took place. I’ve seen 8 or 9 listed but in one book there were some minor ones making it 11. In one older book it was written that King Richard rode up to a castle by himself and they surrendered. It was also written that he cut a Saracen soldier in half while on horseback. He was a brute and was killed while attacking a castle in Britain.

[@cathryncampbell8555]

@@albertperrin694 Actually, I believe that Richard was shot in the shoulder with an arrow while he was attacking a castle near Limoges, France. The wound became gangrenous & Richard nobly forgave the shooter -- a boy -- before he died. Richard's various body parts were buried in a number of locales in France, but nothing made it to England....

[@forhonor7408]

They did.. they also make the Muslims out to be the good guys who were only defending their land with just and honorable intentions while the European Christians were made out to be over ambitious and blood thirsty.

[@mlb5525]

Please do some historical research. To blame Christianity for starting religious military conflicts is highly inaccurate. From its beginning Christianity spread through peaceful and willing conversions, it was not until the continued militaristic expansion of the muslims that Pope Uban II finally called for the 1st Crusade. Before islam was created by muhammad in the 7th century all of the land bordering the Mediterranean was Christian, this includes the Levant and North Africa. Even before the 1st Crusade Christians on the Iberian Peninsula were attempting to defend themselves from muslims taking the entire peninsula.

[@regularSenseAppeal]

Not one clip longer than a full second. Wtf trying to give all an epileptic seazure?

[@RamZar50]

*Arn: The Knight Templar* (2007) is the best crusades movie. Get the long 4.5 hours version. *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005) is an overrated muddle even in the 194 minutes Director's Cut. Ridley Scott tried to capture the magic of *Gladiator* (2000) but the movie just doesn’t get anywhere.

[@kathleenwippel]

Arn and Ironclad.

[@HistorySpark]

Arn is one of my personal favourite movies !

[@cyvoran7169]

What about knightfall?

[@HistorySpark]

thats a tv show not a movie

[@kevinkirby4305]

Kingdom of Heaven was great but it portrayed the Templar knights are ISIS members when in reality there was not greater religious order in history beside the Knights Templar. Warrior Monks who gave up their wealth and freedom to serve God and their people.

[@lensl57]

They were, in a lot of cases, what ISIS is today. They invaded Jerusalem, slaughtered everyone that wasnt a white european (they even killed non-european Christians) without hesitating. I say this as a Christian.

[@kevinkirby4305]

@@lensl57 they took back Jerusalem and had a lot of help from the local Christian population. You think they could take on the muslim empire with a few hundred French dudes? No, they needed the arsb Christians

[@kiyruchan9535]

The the Templar order was originally formed to protect pilgrims and they employed Jews Christians Muslims they were not racists

[@MizanQistina]

Crusaders butcher everyone and they can't differentiate between Jews, Christians and Muslims of Middle east because everyone look the same to them, proven by records written by western sources

[@denial54]

to be fair the christians did a tone of horrible shit during the crusade. you simp probably want to actually learn the history l. especially if you like me are christian. pride and ignorance is a sin

[@johnmartin3621]

Its sad and unfortunate for this channel and many others who accuse the crusaders as something evil, barbaric and murderous. it only tells us that they didn't read history enough. i dont need to explain here what i mean, just read history thoroughly and comprehensively and you will understand that the crusades were one of the necessary needs that should happen in defense of Western Civilization that our world today enjoys.

[@DavidRodriguez-er4rq]

The crusades were INSTIGATED by the Seljuks invading Anatolia which was part of the Byzantine empire. They had killed and taken Armenian lands prior. Pope Urban II offered assistance to defend them lest they be killed or become slaves under islamic law.

[@amadorburgess5906]

...don't mind me; popcorn_lol

[@spudspuddy]

MY EARS...sounds like I'm listening to autism reading to its teaching at infant school

[@HistorySpark]

Ur sentence doesn't even make sense

[@spudspuddy]

@@HistorySpark Ur?

[@Martin_von_Koenigsberg]

why robin hood? hah

[@spudspuddy]

set in the same period, 12th century, Richard the Lion heart on his way home from crusades in the Holy Land.

[@andersg6025]

The crusaders were defeated. Interesting that followers of religious mythologies in the world tried/try to fight each other just because they believe in different fairy tales.

[@shadoweagle7629]

HaHa templars were not fighting the enemies of christ.

[@spudspuddy]

the were fighting the muslims, defilers of Solomon's temple and the enemies of Christ

[@ipaddy]

I'm aware many they fought were indeed not direct enemies of Christ. But who do you think they fought? Other than Muslims at that time

[@shadoweagle7629]

@@ipaddy I’m sorry that why they call some things esoteric and the nasty word Occult…

[@michaeladorrichova8630]

you cutting video secvences too much - bad to watch.

[@kenaustinardenol1338]

Robin Hood is definitely not a film about knights templar and only sideways about the crusade; maybe the muslims were not altogether the good guys, the crusaders certainly were being invaders and conquerers in the name of God. Btw there is a good 2 season drama series about the Knight Templar, called Knightfall with Mark Hamill

[@britishpatriot7386]

Robin hood?? 😂 Your choices are a joke 😂

[@tanny786]

saladin the victorious the film is BIASED lol but when its a western movie oh its never biased the pope himself swears on them

[@HistorySpark]

Kingdom of heaven and arn the knights Templar do a great job of portraying the Christians and Muslims in a very balanced way, so ur point is pretty irrelevant

[@JavierRamirez-wu9zg]

Thanks God I'm Catholic Christian 🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻

[@nataliehelferty1438]

These 5 films are done by Spirits of the Evil Spirit. The Hollywood Actors were not the real Knights of Canada but were Shaped Arab Actors. The Knights Templar are the Hollywood Royals of this time of 2000 era. The Crusades were by King Richard the Lionheart vs Saladin the Arab. Arabs do own Jerusalem in fact. Hollywood is the real Holy Land. It is Toronto Tribe Land of Queen King and Knights of Canada. The Holy Grail Natalie Helferty. Orlando Bloom is a Knight Templar. Liam Neesan is a Knight Templar. They dont know it though but know they are Knights of Canada. We are learning what God grants Us as Royal Titles in the King James Bible of Canada. We know Ourselves as Hollywood Royals in a Modern Day way of being Queen King and Knights as towns and cities were made by the Evil Spirit starting in 1945 and so We dont know any other existence yet as Original Creation is in Heaven still since 1922. We keep being the Good Guys through the Hollywood Movies to Fight The Good Fight. That is Our Way of Living as Royalty today.

[@christophephilippe1481]

What

[@pyramusk3264]

It's weird there so few if any movie that has a more positive view on the Templars. All that Hollywood nonsense is getting a little out of hand and quite frankly a little boring.

[@tanny786]

saladin the victorious the film is BIASED because its telling the truth

[@georgetavares4632]

Said no one

[@stefmed9121]

talking about mumble i cant understand 3/4 of what you say