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The Saracen Blade
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Wikipedia article
'The Saracen Blade' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Ricardo Montalbn, Betta St. John and Rick Jason.[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B06EED91131E53BBC4D52DFB366838F649EDE Review of film] at New York Times The film was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby. It is set in Italy at the time of the Crusades, when great families made war on each other between trips to the Holy Land.
Cast
* Ricardo Montalbn as Pietro Donati
* Betta St. John as Iolanthe Rogliano
* Rick Jason as Enzio Siniscola
* Carolyn Jones as Elaine of Siniscola
* Whitfield Connor as Frederick II
* Michael Ansara as Count Alesandro Siniscola
* Edgar Barrier as Baron Rogliano
* Nelson Leigh as Isaac
* Pamela Duncan as Zenobia
* Guy Prescott as Donati (as Frank Pulaski)
Production
Castle said "it was a herculean task for me to adhere to the schedule of the movie... for three years I had been up to my ass in queens, kings and jokers" but he enjoyed working with Montalban.
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