Flesh + Blood
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Flesh + Blood

Betrayed by power. Corrupted by love. Bound by honor.

6.6 / 10 1985 2h 6mR English
AdventureDrama

Storyline

A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who cheated them by kidnapping his son's fiancée. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.

Cast & Crew

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Martin

Lead
Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Agnes

Tom Burlinson

Tom Burlinson

Steven

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Hawkwood

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Celine

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

Cardinal

Brion James

Brion James

Karsthans

JD

John Dennis Johnston

Summer

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Verhoeven's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Flesh + Blood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker