Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din (film)
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Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din الناصر صلاح الدين is a movie that was released in 1963, written by Youssef El Sebai, based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz directed by Youssef Chahine, and starring Ahmed Mazhar, Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Tewfik El Dekn, Omar El-Hariri, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Leila Fawzi, Hamdi Gheiss, Ahmed Luxor, Nadia Lutfi,Hussein Riad, Laila Taher, Salah Zulfikar and Zaki Toleimat.
Its story portrays Saladin, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding Jerusalem, which is under the authority of the Christians of Europe. After Christians in the holy lands slaughter a group of Muslim pilgrims, Saladin seeks the reclamation of the holy lands in a short, almost impossible campaign. Saladin succeeds in taking back Jerusalem, which leads the powers of Europe to organize the Third Crusade with the combined forces of the French king, German emperor, under the leadership of Richard the Lionheart of England. Saladin succeeds in preventing the recapture of Jerusalem, and in the end negotiations between himself and Richard (whom Saladin admires as the only honorable infidel leader) leave the Holy Land in Muslim hands.
Although the movie has been considered one of the best Arabic and Egyptian films, it has been said that the movie did not achieve great success when it was first released in theaters[citation needed].
[edit] Trivia
- It has been said that the movie was supposed to be nominated for the Oscars in the category "Best Picture". However, in one of the scenes an actor appears with a watch — which was anachronistic — perhaps costing the movie a nomination and eventually a win.
