Saladin / Ennasser Salahelddine

• Release Date: 1963
• Type: Featured
• Run time: 179 Minutes
• Directed by: Youssef Chahine
• Produced by: Al Mouasasa Al Misriya Lel Cinema, Lotus Film
• Screenplay: Youssef Chahine, Abdel Rahman El Sharkawy
• Cast: Ahmed Mazhar, Nadia Lutfi, Salah Zulfikar, Laila Fawzi, Hamdi Gheiss , Laila Taher, Omar Al Hariri , Hussien Riad , Mahmoud Al Meligy, Zaki Tulaymat, Tawfik Al Dakn
• Cinematography: Wadid Serri
• Art direction: Habib Khoury, Robert Charffenberg, Antoun Bolyzoys
• Editing: Rashida Abdel Salam
• Costume design: Shady Abdel Salam, Waly El Deen Sameh, Gabriel Karraz
• Music: Fransko Lavenino
• Sound: Nasri Abdel Nour
• Subtitles: English, French
• Scenario: Abdel Rahman Al Sharkawi, Youssef Chahine

Synopsis:

An early commentary on the manipulation of religion: The film presents a fictional account of the relationship between a battle that pit Saladin, ruler of the areas surrounding the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem, against the Farranga who controlled the city. The film first depicts the Faranga’s attack on a convoy of Muslim pilgrims by the Rahbani Brothers, a celebrated Arab musician/poet duo.