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. 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.

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

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.