The Saracen Blade

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 during the Crusades, when great families made war on each other during trips to the Holy Land.

The Saracen Blade
Directed by	William Castle
Screenplay by	DeVallon Scott George Worthing Yates
Based on	The Saracen Blade by Frank Yerby
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Ricardo Montalbán Betta St. John Rick Jason
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 6, 1954 (1954-06-06)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]