Gates to Paradise (1968)
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”.
Director: Andrzej Wajda
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Lionel Stander as The Monk |
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John Fordyce as Jacques de Cloyes |
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Mathieu Carrière as Alexis Melissen |
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Ferdy Mayne as Count Ludovic de Vendôme |
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Pauline Challoner as Blanche |
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Jenny Agutter as Maud de Cloyes |
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Denis Gilmore as Robert |
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Kynaston Reeves as The Prior |
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Janez Vrhovec as François |
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Dragomir Felba as Crusader 1 |
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Gojko Kovačević as Crusader 2 |
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Ljubomir Radović as Crusader 3 |
| Directing | Vladek Sheybal | Assistant Director |
| Production | Sam Waynberg | Producer |
| Writing | Jerzy Andrzejewski | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ewa Starowieyska | Costume Design |
| Art | Miomir Denić | Production Design |
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Sound | Ward Swingle | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mieczysław Jahoda | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ignacy Taub | Production Manager |
| Writing | Donald Howarth | Writer |
| Writing | Jerzy Andrzejewski | Writer |
