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Gates to Paradise

62 %|May 31, 1968|History, Drama

In 1212, a Children's Crusade is launched after a young shepherd, Jacques de Cloyes, claims to have had a vision in which it is said that the innocence of children would be able to liberate Jerusalem. A monk, returning from Holy Land, joins the crusade and hears the children's confessions, gradually realizing that most of them are taking part not for religious, but for more worldly reasons, like rejected love and hopes for freedom, the true nature of their enthusiasm is homosexual. In fact, if the children follow Jacques, it is more for romantic than religious reasons. They take literally the famous phrase: “Love one another”.

Featured Crew

Andrzej Wajda
Director
Sam Waynberg
Producer
Ewa Starowieyska
Costume Design
Miomir Denić
Production Design
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Novel
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Screenplay
Ward Swingle
Original Music Composer
Mieczysław Jahoda
Director of Photography

Cast

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John Fordyce
Jacques de Cloyes
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Mathieu Carrière
Alexis Melissen
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Ferdy Mayne
Count Ludovic de Vendôme
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Jenny Agutter
Maud de Cloyes
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Janez Vrhovec
François
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Dragomir Felba
Crusader 1