Flesh+Blood (1985) - Paul Verhoeven | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie (original) (raw)

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Release Date - Aug 30, 1985 | Run Time - 126 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - R

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Flesh and Blood (stylized as Flesh+Blood) is a 1985 American-Dutch-Spanish dramatic adventure film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson and Jack Thompson. The script was written by Verhoeven and Gerard Soeteman. The story is set in the year 1501 in Italy, during the passing of the Late Middle Ages to the Early modern period, and follows two warring groups of mercenaries and their longstanding quarrel. The script is partly based on unused material for the Dutch TV series Floris, which was the début for Verhoeven, Soeteman and Hauer. The film, originally titled God's Own Butchers, was also known as The Rose and the Sword on early VHS releases. It was Verhoeven's first English language film.

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Battle, Betrayal, Black Death, Cult, Kidnapping, Mercenary, Nudity, Priest, Prince, Rape, Sex, Soldier, Statue, Sword Fight, Verhoeven

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Filming Location: Spain
Narrative Location: Italy

Alternate Titles

Conquista + sangrienta

MX

Conquista sangrienta

AR, CO, UY

Flesh + Blood - Nur die Stärksten werden überleben

DE

Flesh+Blood

, AU, CA, EC, NL, PH, GB, US

La chair et le sang

CA, FR

Legenda o św. Marcinie

PL

The Rose and the Sword

, US