Reference Film: VI – FLESH AND BLOOD by Paul Verhoeven

FLESH AND BLOOD (1985)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Also Known As:
Flesh+Blood (USA) (alternative spelling)
Señores del acero, Los (Spain)
The Rose and the Sword
Runtime: 126 min
Country: Spain / USA / Netherlands
Colour: Colour (DeLuxe)
Sound Mix: Dolby

Cast:
Rutger Hauer as Martin,
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Agnes
Tom Burlinson as Steven
Jack Thompson as Hawkwood
Fernando Hilbeck as Arnolfini
Susan Tyrrell as Celine
Ronald Lacey as Cardinal
Brion James as Karsthans

Summary
In 1501, in the Western Europe, in a period when the black plague is jeopardizing the populations, an army of mercenary peasants leaded by Martin (Rutger Hauer) fights side-by-side with the noble Arnolfini to retrieve his castle, with the promise of a huge reward. However, the band is betrayed by Arnolfini, and decides to pay him back, assaulting and stealing a caravan under the command of Arnolfini and his son and student, Steven. In one of the wagon is travelling the fiancée of Steven, Agnes, who is accidentally kidnapped and later raped by the group. Agnes becomes Martin's mate, and the mercenaries decide to invade a castle, without knowing that the army of Arnolfini is chasing them.