the crusade be a film of awesome power with some of the fine costume and epic battle and all the pagentry expect of the legendary cecil b. demille . henry wilcoxon richard the lionheart give ( along with his star turn a marc anthony in demille cleopatra the previous year ) the great performance of his entire career . mesmerizing in it power and just a effective today a when it be film in 1935. a must see for all who esteem the epic or spectacle genre . fine performance give by an all star cast right down to demille regular in support role . they do not get much good than this .