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1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
	German Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Til Schweiger
Written by	Oliver Philipp; Oliver Ziegenbalg;
Produced by	Til Schweiger; Thomas Zickler;
Starring	Til Schweiger; Rick Kavanian; Julia Dietze; Thomas Gottschalk; Udo Kier;
Cinematography	Christoph Wahl
Edited by	Charles Ladmiral; Olivia Retzer;
Music by	Stefan Hansen; Dirk Reichdardt;
Production; companies	Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany; Barefoot Films; Lionheart Entertainment; SevenPictures Film
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	18 December 2008 (Germany);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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1+1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (German: 1+1/2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde) is a 2008 German film directed by Til Schweiger. It stars Til Schweiger, Rick Kavanian, Julia Dietze, Thomas Gottschalk and Udo Kier. The film centers on two knights, Lanze (Schweiger) and Erdal (Kavanian) who are trying to save kidnapped Princess Herzelinde (Dietze) from the Black Knight (Tobias Moretti). Some characters from Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner, such as Siegfried (Thierry van Werveke) and Brünnhilde (Stefanie Stappenbeck) appear in the film.

Plot[edit]

In the Middle Ages, the dodgy businessman Count Luipold Trumpf approaches the financially troubled King Gunther to court his daughter, Princess Herzelinde. Herzelinde refuses, and so Trumpf has her kidnapped by the Black Knight. So the shy and naive knight Lanze – the princess's bodyguard – and the Turkish petty thug Erdal, the "half" knight, set out to free Princess Herzelinde from the Black Knight's clutches. But it is not enough that their quest is constantly disrupted by the people they meet during their travels – Lanze and Erdal also fall victim to an insidious plot by the royal family. Erdal invents the Döner kebab along the way. Roberto Blanco makes a guest appearance as the beverage supplier for the Black Knight's hippie commune. In the end, with the help of his friend Erdal, the naive knight Lanze becomes sensitive and learns to talk to women, and is allowed to marry his sweetheart Herzelinde.

Cast[edit]

Til Schweiger as Knight Lanze
Rick Kavanian as Half–Knight Erdal
Julia Dietze as Princess Herzelinde
Thomas Gottschalk as King Gunther
Udo Kier as Luipold Trumpf
Tobias Moretti as the Black Knight
Mark Keller as Prince Gustav
Ralph Herforth as Walter Sattler
Gregor Bloéb as Jailer
Thierry van Werveke as Siegfried
Stefanie Stappenbeck as Brünnhilde
Tim Wilde as Jailer's Assistant
Anna Maria Mühe as Magd
Denis Moschitto as the Archer
Hannelore Elsner as Hexe
Johannes Heesters as an old scientist
Dieter Hallervorden as the Horse Seller
Roberto Blanco as Roberto
Helmut Markwort as the Chief of the Tabloid

Development[edit]

Music[edit]

The 1+1⁄2 Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde soundtrack album was released through the Interscope Records on 19 December 2008, and includes the song "Walta Sattla", performed by Til Schweiger.^[1] In the review of the album, the Bild wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".^[1]

Critical reception[edit]

The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung described it as an "embarrassing parade of celebrities", "[...] Til Schweiger has got both the critics and the press to hate him for this film. Not without reason. [...] The film is just as lame as its trailer".^[2] TV Movie.de wrote, "If the jokes were better and went beyond adolescent humor, it would become a real comedy".^{[citation needed]} Cinefacts.de added that "Til [Schweiger] once again tried in the comedy genre, but that, unlike his previous films Barfuss and Keinohrhasen, it lacks gags".^[3] Dorit Koch from General Anzeiger Bonn wrote "Though the film lacks good gags, the famous cast will attract the audience".^[4] Cinema.de described the film as a "shallow medieval farce with a few funny ideas".^[5] "Til Schweiger directs and stars in his middle age film with childish jokes and Monty Python style. You can try to find it funny, but you won't", the Die Welt wrote.^[6]

Release[edit]

Country	Release date	Title	Notes
Germany	18 December 2008	1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Switzerland	18 December 2008	1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Austria	19 December 2009	1+1⁄2 Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Russia	26 February 2009	Полтора рыцаря: В поисках похищенной принцессы Херцелинды
Hungary	26 March 2009	1 és 1/2 lovag – Az elbűvölő Herzelinde hercegnő nyomában	Straight-to-DVD

Other media[edit]

A video game based on the film was developed by Daedalic Entertainment and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.^[7]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Diverse "O.S.T. 1 1/2 Ritter"". Bild. Bild. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ "Willst du meine Lanze schmirgeln?". R. Gansera. Sueddeutsche.de. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde: Filmkritik". Harald Mühlbeyer. Cinefacts.de. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ "Til Schweigers Zeitreise in ein Mittelalter, wie es in keinem Geschichtsbuch steht". Dorit Koch. General Anzeiger Bonn. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde". Cinema.de. Cinema.de. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ "Zoten und Keulen – "1 1/2 Ritter" schlägt zu". Timo Zenker. Welt. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ Matschijewsky, Daniel (8 December 2008). "1 1/2 Ritter - Angespielt: Adventure zum Film recht nett" [1 1/2 Ritter - Played: Adventure for the film is quite nice]. GameStar (in German). No. 02/2009.

External links[edit]

[OST-1] "Diverse "O.S.T. 1 1/2 Ritter"". Bild. Bild. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[SD-2] "Willst du meine Lanze schmirgeln?". R. Gansera. Sueddeutsche.de. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[CF-3] "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde: Filmkritik". Harald Mühlbeyer. Cinefacts.de. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[GAB-4] "Til Schweigers Zeitreise in ein Mittelalter, wie es in keinem Geschichtsbuch steht". Dorit Koch. General Anzeiger Bonn. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[CD-5] "1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde". Cinema.de. Cinema.de. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[Welt-6] "Zoten und Keulen – "1 1/2 Ritter" schlägt zu". Timo Zenker. Welt. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[7] Matschijewsky, Daniel (8 December 2008). "1 1/2 Ritter - Angespielt: Adventure zum Film recht nett" [1 1/2 Ritter - Played: Adventure for the film is quite nice]. GameStar (in German). No. 02/2009.

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+| producer       = {{ubl|Til Schweiger|Thomas Zickler}}
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+| writer         = {{ubl|Oliver Philipp|Oliver Ziegenbalg}}
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+| based_on       = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} -->
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+| starring       = {{ubl|Til Schweiger|[[Rick Kavanian]]|[[Julia Dietze]]|[[Thomas Gottschalk]]|[[Udo Kier]]}}
-| music          = Stefan Hansen<br />Dirk Reichdardt
+| music          = {{ubl|Stefan Hansen|Dirk Reichdardt}}
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+| editing        = {{ubl|Charles Ladmiral|Olivia Retzer}}
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 ==Plot==
+In the Middle Ages, the dodgy businessman Count Luipold Trumpf approaches the financially troubled King Gunther to court his daughter, Princess Herzelinde. Herzelinde refuses, and so Trumpf has her kidnapped by the Black Knight. So the shy and naive knight Lanze{{snd}}the princess's bodyguard{{snd}}and the Turkish petty thug Erdal, the "half" knight, set out to free Princess Herzelinde from the Black Knight's clutches. But it is not enough that their quest is constantly disrupted by the people they meet during their travels{{snd}}Lanze and Erdal also fall victim to an insidious plot by the royal family. Erdal invents the [[Döner kebab]] along the way. Roberto Blanco makes a guest appearance as the beverage supplier for the Black Knight's hippie commune. In the end, with the help of his friend Erdal, the naive knight Lanze becomes sensitive and learns to talk to women, and is allowed to marry his sweetheart Herzelinde.
-Knight Lanze and Halb Night Erdal finds out it's right by the out numbered appearance and finds a group of nazi soldiers and then kills them and then finds out that they are going to a place to know and then finds out that a bad guy Luipiud has to know it's going good and then Knight says that the Liupiud Soldiers has arrived and Knight kills them and then he leaves and gen Knight tells Halb knows the answer. Knight and Halb knows that they are giving answers by getting it the right or wrong way and then knows the answer and then Knight finds the Crude sharks and then Knight kills them and drives away fast. Knight and Halb and finds Herzalinde to find out what the answer is and then Knight finds the crude members and then kills them and scatters across the way in. Knight and Halb takes Herzalinde to a book club and then finds a book and then takes it and then purchases it and then leaves the book club. In a real knowledge Knight finds Halb in order to present the question and then he finds Halb and finds Crude Sharks and then kills them
-And then Halb is taken by The Black Knight and then Halb kills them and leaves the area. Halb and Knight and then they finds Schwarzer River and then takes him to a store and finds the tough soldiers and then kills them and gets him to a safe place to know he is the good guy and then drops him off safe.
-Knight and Halb finds a way to go to the nightclub parking and goes over to the bikes and then a group of bikers arrive and then Knight kills them until he has a chance to get rid of them and then they leave the nightclub parking lot to find Konig and then gets him out fast and to the house. Knight and Konig finds the dealers and then kills them and then leaves the area and gets away. Knight knows the answer and finds Walter and then Knight greets him and gives him money for the job and then Knight tells Walter to enter his car for the job as a completion. Knight finds Hexe and then Knight goes to the warehouse and talks to Hexe and follows her out of the warehouse and then Knight follows Hexe to a helicopter and then Hexe flies the helicopter. Knight takes the car and searches for a coin and then takes it and drops it down the river and finds Prince Gustav and then Knight takes him to his house and follows him in his room and then Knight leaves his house and drives to his house and looks at the file. Knight tells Knappe Georgie and then knight knows he is bad and then follows him to an office building and then kills him through the office and then escapes and then finds a group of killers and then kills them.
 == Cast ==
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 * [[Helmut Markwort]] as the Chief of the Tabloid
-== Critical reception ==
+== Development ==
-The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German newspaper [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] described it as an "embarrassing parade of celebrities", "[...] [[Til Schweiger]] has got both the critics and the press to hate him for this film. Not without reason. [...] The film is just as lame as its trailer".<ref name="SD">{{cite news|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/im-kino-ritter-willst-du-meine-lanze-schmirgeln-1.383563 |title=Willst du meine Lanze schmirgeln? |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=20 December 2008 |work=R. Gansera |publisher=Sueddeutsche.de}}</ref> TV Movie.de wrote, "If the jokes were better and went beyond adolescent humor, it would become a real comedy".<ref name="TV">{{cite news|url=http://www.tvmovie.de/1-1-2-Ritter-Auf-der-Suche-nach-der.82.0.html?&detail=85834 |title=1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=21 August 2009 |work=TV Movie.de |publisher=TV Movie.de}}</ref> Cinefacts.de added that "Til [Schweiger] once again tried in the comedy genre, but that, unlike his previous films ''[[Barfuss]]'' and ''[[Keinohrhasen]]'', it lacks gags".<ref name="CF">{{cite news|url=http://www.cinefacts.de/kino/1582/1_12_ritter_auf_der_suche_nach_der_hinreissenden_herzelinde/filmreview.html |title=1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde: Filmkritik |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=9 August 2008 |work=Harald Mühlbeyer |publisher=Cinefacts.de}}</ref> Dorit Koch from ''General Anzeiger Bonn'' wrote "Though the film lacks good gags, the [[ensemble cast|famous cast]] will attract the audience".<ref name="GAB">{{cite news |url=http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/index.php?k=frei&itemid=10217&detailid=536284 |title=Til Schweigers Zeitreise in ein Mittelalter, wie es in keinem Geschichtsbuch steht |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=18 December 2008 |work=Dorit Koch |publisher=''General Anzeiger Bonn'' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722202856/http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/index.php?k=frei&itemid=10217&detailid=536284 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> Cinema.de described the film as a "shallow [[medieval]] farce with a few funny ideas".<ref name="CD">{{cite news|url=http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/1-12-ritter-auf-der-suche-nach-der-hinreissenden-herzelinde,3441065,ApplicationMovie.html |title=1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=18 December 2008 |work=Cinema.de |publisher=Cinema.de}}</ref> "Til Schweiger directs and stars in his middle age film with childish jokes and [[Monty Python]] style. You can try to find it funny, but you won't", the ''[[Die Welt|Welt]]'' wrote.<ref name="Welt">{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article2893202/Zoten-und-Keulen-1-1-2-Ritter-schlaegt-zu.html |title=Zoten und Keulen – "1 1/2 Ritter" schlägt zu |date=18 December 2008 |accessdate=30 March 2011 |work=Timo Zenker |publisher=''[[Die Welt|Welt]]''}}</ref>
-== Music ==
+=== Music ===
-The ''{{frac|1|1|2}} Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde'' soundtrack album was released through the [[Interscope Records]] on 19 December 2008, and includes the song "Walta Sattla", performed by [[Til Schweiger]].<ref name="OST">{{cite news |url=http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/Musikkritik-Soundtracks-O.S.T.-1-1-2-Ritter-3795325.html |title=Diverse "O.S.T. 1 1/2 Ritter" |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=19 December 2008 |work=[[Bild]] |publisher=[[Bild]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002021700/http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/Musikkritik-Soundtracks-O.S.T.-1-1-2-Ritter-3795325.html |archive-date=2011-10-02 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> In the review of the album, the ''[[Bild]]'' wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".<ref name="OST"/>
+The ''{{frac|1|1|2}} Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde'' soundtrack album was released through the [[Interscope Records]] on 19 December 2008, and includes the song "Walta Sattla", performed by [[Til Schweiger]].<ref name="OST">{{cite news |date=19 December 2008 |title=Diverse "O.S.T. 1 1/2 Ritter" |work=[[Bild]] |publisher=[[Bild]] |url=http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/Musikkritik-Soundtracks-O.S.T.-1-1-2-Ritter-3795325.html |url-status=dead |accessdate=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002021700/http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/Musikkritik-Soundtracks-O.S.T.-1-1-2-Ritter-3795325.html |archive-date=2011-10-02}}</ref> In the review of the album, the ''[[Bild]]'' wrote that "unlike the film itself, the soundtrack is just beautiful, not a funny parade".<ref name="OST" />
+== Critical reception ==
+The film earned mostly negative reviews from film critics. German newspaper [[Süddeutsche Zeitung|S''üddeutsche Zeitung'']] described it as an "embarrassing parade of celebrities", "[...] Til Schweiger has got both the critics and the press to hate him for this film. Not without reason. [...] The film is just as lame as its trailer".<ref name="SD">{{cite news|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/im-kino-ritter-willst-du-meine-lanze-schmirgeln-1.383563 |title=Willst du meine Lanze schmirgeln? |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=20 December 2008 |work=R. Gansera |publisher=Sueddeutsche.de}}</ref> ''TV Movie.de'' wrote, "If the jokes were better and went beyond adolescent humor, it would become a real comedy".{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} ''Cinefacts.de'' added that "Til [Schweiger] once again tried in the comedy genre, but that, unlike his previous films ''[[Barfuss]]'' and ''[[Keinohrhasen]]'', it lacks gags".<ref name="CF">{{cite news|url=http://www.cinefacts.de/kino/1582/1_12_ritter_auf_der_suche_nach_der_hinreissenden_herzelinde/filmreview.html |title=1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde: Filmkritik |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=9 August 2008 |work=Harald Mühlbeyer |publisher=Cinefacts.de}}</ref> Dorit Koch from ''General Anzeiger Bonn'' wrote "Though the film lacks good gags, the famous cast will attract the audience".<ref name="GAB">{{cite news |url=http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/index.php?k=frei&itemid=10217&detailid=536284 |title=Til Schweigers Zeitreise in ein Mittelalter, wie es in keinem Geschichtsbuch steht |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=18 December 2008 |work=Dorit Koch |publisher=General Anzeiger Bonn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722202856/http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/index.php?k=frei&itemid=10217&detailid=536284 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cinema.de described the film as a "shallow medieval farce with a few funny ideas".<ref name="CD">{{cite news|url=http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/1-12-ritter-auf-der-suche-nach-der-hinreissenden-herzelinde,3441065,ApplicationMovie.html |title=1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde |accessdate=30 March 2011 |date=18 December 2008 |work=Cinema.de |publisher=Cinema.de}}</ref> "Til Schweiger directs and stars in his middle age film with childish jokes and [[Monty Python]] style. You can try to find it funny, but you won't", the ''[[Die Welt]]'' wrote.<ref name="Welt">{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article2893202/Zoten-und-Keulen-1-1-2-Ritter-schlaegt-zu.html |title=Zoten und Keulen – "1 1/2 Ritter" schlägt zu |date=18 December 2008 |accessdate=30 March 2011 |work=Timo Zenker |publisher=[[Die Welt|Welt]]}}</ref>
-== Release dates ==
+== Release ==
+{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2020}}
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 | [[Straight-to-DVD]]
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+== Other media ==
+A video game based on the film was developed by Daedalic Entertainment and published by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite magazine art<!---->icle |last1=Matschijewsky |first1=Daniel |title=1 1/2 Ritter - Angespielt: Adventure zum Film recht nett |trans-title= 1 1/2 Ritter - Played: Adventure for the film is quite nice |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/1-12-ritter-angespielt-adventure-zum-film-recht-nett,1951783.html |magazine=[[GameStar]] |issue=02/2009 |language=de-DE |date=8 December 2008}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://wwws.warnerbros.de/ritter/ Official Website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150519030528/http://wwws.warnerbros.de/ritter/ Official Website]
-* {{IMDb title|id=1187047|title=1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde}}
+* {{IMDb title|title=1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde}}
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