Charlemagne, the True Story of the Warrior King

The big budget docudrama Charlemagne recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy life of the Middle Ages most important Emperor Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great, featuring elaborate battle scenes with hundreds of extras and excursions into the emperors most private life. The most powerful man in Europe at the time carved out an empire which comprised almost all of modern Europe and whose legacy reaches into our very day. Using the very latest in modern research, the film combines vivid live action with cuttingedge CGI and interviews with worldleading Charlemagne experts to bring this scintillating warriorking to life. Charlemagne, who died 1200 years ago, is shown as a man of flesh and blood for the first time. 00:00 Battle for the Throne 50:52 War Against Saxons 01:38:07 Emperor of Europe Director: Gabriele Wengler