El Naser Salah el Dine (1963)

Saladin, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding the Latin state of Jerusalem, is brought to attack the Christians in the Holy Land by the sacking of a convoy of Muslim pilgrims, a group which ... See full summary »

Director:

Youssef Chahine

Writers:

Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Youssef Chahine (screenplay)

Stars:

Ahmad Mazhar, Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Salah Dhulfeqar

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ahmad Mazhar	...	Saladin (as Ahmed Mazhar)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohamed Abdel Gawad	...	Crusader Leared
Salah Dhulfeqar	...	Issa The Swimmer (as Salah Zulfikar)
Tawfik El Deken	...	Prince of Akka
Umar El-Hariri	...	King Philip of France
Ibrahim Emarah	...	Alfadel Judge (as Ibrahim Emara)
Layla Fawzi	...	Virginia, Princess of Kerak (as Leila Fawzi)
Hamdy Gheith	...	King Richard I (Richard the Lion-Heart)
Mohamed Hamdi	...	Al-Aadel (Saladin's Brother)
Sami Loutfi
Ahmed Louxor
Nadia Lutfi	...	Louise de Lusignan
Mahmoud Al Meleji
Salah Nazmi	...	Al-Sarem Leader
Badr Nofal	...	Al Damaski

Storyline

Saladin, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding the Latin state of Jerusalem, is brought to attack the Christians in the Holy Land by the sacking of a convoy of Muslim pilgrims, a group which included his sister. In a short campaign against odds, Jerusalem is taken and almost the entire Middle East is in Muslim hands. Crusade is called again in Europe, and the combined forces of the French king, German emperor, and English king form the 3rd Crusade, under the leadership of Richard the Lionheart of England. Although Accre is taken by the Crusaders, Saladin succeeds in preventing the recapture of Jerusalem, and in the end negotiations between himself and Richard (who Saladin admires as the only honorable leader) leave the Holy Land in Moslem hands.

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Plot Keywords:

arabic history | european history | crusades | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

Egypt

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

1965 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Saladin and the Great Crusades

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lotus Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

186 min 175 min (Lebanon) 145 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie has been Ranked among the top 100 movies in the history of Egyptian cinema.

User Reviews

A Well Done Movie - About Nasser as much as Saladin

It is interesting to see an Muslim movie about the Crusades, and this is generally well done. Some of the special effects are, however, a bit hokey.

It is not clear in the movie that Saladin was a Kurd rather than an an Arab. Instead he is presented as a hero for calling for Arab unity in the face of western colonialist intrusion.

In this respect director Chahine makes Saladin a prototype of Gamel Abdul Nasser in calling for Arab unity in order to expel the western intruders.