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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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.9/10 | |
Released: | May 30, 1983 | |
Runtime: | 90 min | |
Genres: | Action Adventure Drama | |
Companies: | Lotus Films | |
Cast: | Ahmed Mazhar Omar El-Hariri Tawfik El Deken Mohamed Abdel Gawad | |
Crew: | Youssef Chahine Mohamed Abdel Gawad Ezzel Dine Zulficar Abderrahman Charkawi Youssef El Sebai Naguib Mahfouz | |
DownrightDebonaire : Contains spoilers. Click to show. Agreed, but even as a slow burn this was rough. I literally had to watch it a second time ...