

Flesh + Blood
Betrayed by power. Corrupted by love. Bound by honor.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $100K
- Language
- English
- rape
- kidnapping
- mercenary
- prince
- castle
- sword fight
- betrayal
- priest
- soldier
- falling in love
- battle
- medieval
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Produced in
Netherlands, Spain
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR30 Aug 1985
- PhysicalNRDVD Release3 Feb 2004
- PhysicalNRBlu-Ray Release16 Sept 2014
FranceFR
- Theatrical1215 Oct 1985
GermanyDE
- Theatrical189 Nov 1985
ItalyIT
- Theatrical9 Oct 1985
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1612 Sept 1985
- TV16V830 Dec 2001
- Physical16DVD23 Sept 2004
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Flesh + Blood was released on 30 August 1985.
Audience reviews
3- W7/10
Wuchak
5/15/2019
***Moral ambiguities and barbaric reality in post-Medieval Europe*** At the beginning of the 16th century in plague-ridden Western Europe an uncouth band of lawless mercenaries led by the charismatic Martin (Rutger Hauer) kidnap a virgin noblewoman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) as revenge against a double-dealing Lord (Fernando Hilbeck). The tough commoners hole up in a small castle while the Lord’s son, Steven (Tom Burl…
- D10/10
drystyx
4/18/2023
The supporting characters make this a classic. Most classic films are that way. This tale of Middle Ages blood and gore and survival is quite epic. Paul Verhoeven directs, so we can expect the "in your face" style that he's best at doing. There isn't the comic relief that you get in a lot of his movies. This is hard nosed action and blood. I guess that's why it's "Flesh+Blood". The romantic triangle are aging w…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/25/2024
The Lord "Arnolfini" (Fernando Hilbeck) makes quite a misjudgement when he promises a fortune to mercenary leader "Martin" (Rutger Hauer) if he agrees to help him retake his castle, only to renege on the deal. "Martin" and his merry band duly attack a caravan that is carrying his son "Steven" (Tom Burlinson) and fiancée "Agnes" (Jennifer Jason Leigh). She is brutally raped by the men, with the complicity of their lea…
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