The Saracen Blade
1954 film by William Castle
- June 6, 1954 (1954-06-06)
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The Saracen Blade is a 1954 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Betta St. John and Rick Jason.[1] The film was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is based on the 1952 bestselling 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.
Plot
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
External links
- The Saracen Blade at IMDb
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Films directed by William Castle
- Black Marketing (1943 short)
- The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
- Klondike Kate (1943)
- The Whistler (1944)
- She's a Soldier Too (1944)
- When Strangers Marry (1944)
- The Mark of the Whistler (1945)
- Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
- Voice of the Whistler (1945)
- Just Before Dawn (1946)
- Mysterious Intruder (1946)
- The Return of Rusty (1946)
- The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1948)
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
- Undertow (1949)
- It's a Small World (1950)
- The Fat Man (1951)
- Hollywood Story (1951)
- Cave of Outlaws (1951)
- Serpent of the Nile (1953)
- Fort Ti (1953)
- Conquest of Cochise (1953)
- Slaves of Babylon (1953)
- Charge of the Lancers (1954)
- The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
- Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
- The Iron Glove (1954)
- Drums of Tahiti (1954)
- The Saracen Blade (1954)
- The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
- Masterson of Kansas (1954)
- The Americano (1955)
- New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
- The Gun That Won the West (1955)
- Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
- The Houston Story (1956)
- Uranium Boom (1956)
- Macabre (1958)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- The Tingler (1959)
- 13 Ghosts (1960)
- Homicidal (1961)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Zotz! (1962)
- 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
- The Old Dark House (1963)
- Strait-Jacket (1964)
- The Night Walker (1964)
- I Saw What You Did (1965)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
- The Busy Body (1967)
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
- Project X (1968)
- Shanks (1974)
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