
Film
Gates to Paradise
1968· 1h 29m· Drama· History
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”.
1968-05-31
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorAndrzej Wajda
WriterDonald Howarth
ProducerSam Waynberg
Director of PhotographyMieczysław Jahoda
Original Music ComposerWard Swingle
Full cast & crew (12 cast · 11 crew)
Details
Released1968-05-31
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased
StudiosAvala Film · Jointex Films Ltd.
LanguagesEnglish · German
CountriesUnited Kingdom · Yugoslavia
Rating6.1/10 · 14 votes
Original languageen
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