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.

The Saracen Blade
Directed byWilliam Castle
Screenplay byDeVallon Scott
George Worthing Yates
Based onThe Saracen Blade
by Frank Yerby
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringRicardo Montalbán
Betta St. John
Rick Jason
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byGene Havlick
Color processTechnicolor
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 6, 1954 (1954-06-06)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It is set in Italy during the Crusades, when great families made war on each other during trips to the Holy Land.

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Production

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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]

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