THE KNIGHTS OF THE QUEST
by Pupi Avati
synopsis
In the winter of 1271, the mortal remains of Luis IX, the Holy King, are carried across the Italian peninsula by his retiring army. The seventh Crusade, which aimed at converting and defeat Tunis, has badly failed. During this sad long funeral, five knights meet. All five of them share the same secret: the knowledge of the place where the Sacred Shroud is kept, hidden by some traitors of the French court.
| international title: | The Knights of the Quest |
| original title: | I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa |
| country: | Italy, France |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Pupi Avati |
| film run: | 147' |
| release date: | IT 06/04/2001 |
| screenplay: | Pupi Avati |
| cast: | Marco Leonardi, Edward Furlong, Carlo Delle Piane, Raoul Bova, James Fox, F. Murray Abraham, Edmund Purdom |
| cinematography by: | Pasquale Rachini |
| film editing: | Amedeo Salfa |
| art director: | Giuseppe Pirrotta |
| costumes designer: | Nanà Cecchi |
| music: | Riz Ortolani |
| producer: | Antonio Avati, Tarak Ben Ammar, Mark Lombardo |
| production: | DueA Film, Quinta Communications |
| backing: | Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura DGCA - MIC |
| distributor: | 20th Century Fox Italy |