The Saracen Blade

The Saracen Blade
The Saracen Blade
Directed by	William Castle
Screenplay by	DeVallon Scott; George Worthing Yates
Based on	the 1952 novel The Saracen Blade; by Frank Yerby
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Ricardo Montalbán
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 6, 1954;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Saracen Blade is a 1954 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Ricardo Montalbán.^[1] 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 Montalbán 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.^[2]

References[]

^ Review of film at New York Times
^ Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 128.

External links[]

The Saracen Blade at IMDb

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[1] Review of film at New York Times

[bill-2] Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 128.

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