1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
	German Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Til Schweiger
Written by	Oliver Philipp; Oliver Ziegenbalg;
Produced by	Til Schweiger; Thomas Zickler;
Starring	Til Schweiger; Rick Kavanian; Julia Dietze; Thomas Gottschalk; Udo Kier;
Cinematography	Christoph Wahl
Edited by	Charles Ladmiral; Olivia Retzer;
Music by	Stefan Hansen; Dirk Reichdardt;
Production; companies	Warner Bros.; Barefoot Films; Lionheart Entertainment; SevenPictures Film
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	18 December 2008 (Germany);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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.

Plot[]

Knight Lanze and Halb Night Erdal finds out it's right by the out numbered appearance and finds a group of nazi soldiers and then kills them and then finds out that they are going to a place to know and then finds out that a bad guy Luipiud has to know it's going good and then Knight says that the Liupiud Soldiers has arrived and Knight kills them and then he leaves and gen Knight tells Halb knows the answer. Knight and Halb knows that they are giving answers by getting it the right or wrong way and then knows the answer and then Knight finds the Crude sharks and then Knight kills them and drives away fast. Knight and Halb and finds Herzalinde to find out what the answer is and then Knight finds the crude members and then kills them and scatters across the way in. Knight and Halb takes Herzalinde to a book club and then finds a book and then takes it and then purchases it and then leaves the book club. In a real knowledge Knight finds Halb in order to present the question and then he finds Halb and finds Crude Sharks and then kills them And then Halb is taken by The Black Knight and then Halb kills them and leaves the area. Halb and Knight and then they finds Schwarzer River and then takes him to a store and finds the tough soldiers and then kills them and gets him to a safe place to know he is the good guy and then drops him off safe.

Knight and Halb finds a way to go to the nightclub parking and goes over to the bikes and then a group of bikers arrive and then Knight kills them until he has a chance to get rid of them and then they leave the nightclub parking lot to find Konig and then gets him out fast and to the house. Knight and Konig finds the dealers and then kills them and then leaves the area and gets away. Knight knows the answer and finds Walter and then Knight greets him and gives him money for the job and then Knight tells Walter to enter his car for the job as a completion. Knight finds Hexe and then Knight goes to the warehouse and talks to Hexe and follows her out of the warehouse and then Knight follows Hexe to a helicopter and then Hexe flies the helicopter. Knight takes the car and searches for a coin and then takes it and drops it down the river and finds Prince Gustav and then Knight takes him to his house and follows him in his room and then Knight leaves his house and drives to his house and looks at the file. Knight tells Knappe Georgie and then knight knows he is bad and then follows him to an office building and then kills him through the office and then escapes and then finds a group of killers and then kills them.

Cast[]

Til Schweiger as Knight Lanze
Rick Kavanian as Half–Knight Erdal
Julia Dietze as Princess Herzelinde
Thomas Gottschalk as King Gunther
Udo Kier as Luipold Trumpf
Tobias Moretti as the Black Knight
Mark Keller as Prince Gustav
Ralph Herforth as Walter Sattler
Gregor Bloéb as Jailer
Thierry van Werveke as Siegfried
Stefanie Stappenbeck as Brünnhilde
Tim Wilde as Jailer's Assistant
Anna Maria Mühe as Magd
Denis Moschitto as the Archer
Hannelore Elsner as Hexe
Johannes Heesters as an old scientist
Dieter Hallervorden as the Horse Seller
Roberto Blanco as Roberto
Helmut Markwort as the Chief of the Tabloid

Critical reception[]

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".^[1] TV Movie.de wrote, "If the jokes were better and went beyond adolescent humor, it would become a real comedy".^[2] 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".^[3] Dorit Koch from General Anzeiger Bonn wrote "Though the film lacks good gags, the famous cast will attract the audience".^[4] Cinema.de described the film as a "shallow medieval farce with a few funny ideas".^[5] "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 Welt wrote.^[6]

Music[]

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.^[7] In the review of the album, the Bild wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".^[7]

Release dates[]

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