Gates to Paradise 55 years old

Directed by Polish auteur Andrzej Wajda, the obscure gem unfolds as a sort of 13th century Road Trip, with youthful hormones and selfish impatience trumping nearly all of the (supposedly) pious preoccupations of their handsome leader Jacques (blonde heartthrob John Fordyce, constantly and comically running his fingers through his Beatlesque moptop).

Credits

Lionel Stander as The Monk

Jenny Agutter as Maud de Cloyes

Ferdy Mayne as Count Ludovic de Vendôme

Janez Vrhovec as François

Mathieu Carrière as Alexis Melissen

Kynaston Reeves as The Prior

Gates to Paradise Cast

Name	Character
Lionel Stander He was 60, 86 years old when he died	as The Monk
Jenny Agutter She was 15, now 71 years old	as Maud de Cloyes
Ferdy Mayne He was 52, 81 years old when he died	as Count Ludovic de Vendôme
Janez Vrhovec He was 47, 76 years old when he died	as François
Mathieu Carrière He was 17, now 73 years old	as Alexis Melissen
Kynaston Reeves He was 75, 78 years old when he died	as The Prior
Dragomir Felba He was 46, 85 years old when he died	as Crusader 1
John Fordyce He was 233, 74 years old when he died	as Jacques de Cloyes
Denis Gilmore He was 18, now 74 years old	as Robert

Gates to Paradise Crew

Name	Department
Ward Swingle as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (87) years old when He died	Sound
Jerzy Andrzejewski as Novel. He was 58 (73) years old when He died	Writing
Jerzy Andrzejewski as Screenplay. He was 58 (73) years old when He died	Writing
Mieczyslaw Jahoda as Director of Photography. He was 43 (84) years old when He died	Camera
Sam Waynberg as Producer. He was 42 (86) years old when He died	Production

Gates to Paradise (55 years)

Release day: Friday, May 31, 1968
Runtime: 89 minutes