Flesh and Blood
Original title: Flesh+Blood
“Betrayed by power. Corrupted by love. Bound by honor.”
1985 · 2 h 6 min
Paul VerhoevenCast
Rutger Hauer 
Jennifer Jason Leigh Tom Burlinson 
Jack Thompson 
Fernando Hilbeck 
Susan Tyrrell
Credits
Written by: 
Gerard Soeteman
Plot
Medieval mercenaries cheated by a lord take revenge by kidnapping his son's fiancée, and hole up in a castle as plague and war spread around them.
Sinekatalog’s take
A rough, bawdy and violent medieval adventure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (22,643 votes)
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