A charismatic Arab leader threatens to arm and unite the Muslim world. The West sends a massive task force to the Middle East to eliminate him. The world watches.
It's 1189 AD, and this is the Third Crusade. It will become the most dramatic of all the epic mediaeval military campaigns. Leading the Arab world is Saladin, a wily empire builder who has brilliantly out-manoeuvred the Christian forces already in the Middle East. Against him comes the Crusader army, led by Richard the Lionheart of England, a fearless warrior and dazzling strategist, with a brutality towards Muslims that knows no restraint.
In a series of dramatic sieges and set piece battles at Acre and Arsouf, the Crusaders fight their way onwards towards the holy city of Jerusalem. As the Crusade reaches its climax, the battle between Richard and Saladin becomes ever more personal.
This dramatic, feature-length documentary uses expert analysis and stunning reconstructions to tell the story of these two remarkable men, and how their personalities shaped the largest military campaign of the Middle Ages.
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