The legacy of saint francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt is one of the great, lost stories from history. The film was produced by metrogoldwynmayer and distributed in the u. Two men of faith, one a traveling christian preacher, saint francis of assisi, the other the ruler of a muslim empire, sultan alkamil of egypt, who met during the fifth crusade and were each transformed in notable ways. Explore how saint francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt risked it all to end the crusades. The sultan and the saint tells the littleknown story of st. Jan 20, 2017 to be honest, i was a bit wary of seeing the movie. Salman khan is the biggest movie star in bollywood. Francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt risk it all to end the crusades. Host a film and dialogue event unity productions foundation. The sultan and the saint revives 800yearold interfaith. How historically accurate is the movie kingdom of heaven. Francis of assisi and the nephew of the great muslim leader saladin. The sultan and the saint film tells one of the great, lost stories from history. Two men of faith bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground.
As for the viking looking christian who the sultan slayed in the film. The sultan and the saint dvd for rent or purchase now. A new film project by upf by unity productions foundation on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. A film that has obviously made its mark as a top quality production internationally, especially with the auspicious narration from jeremy. The sultan and the saint film franciscan action network on. The saint and the sultan shows that faith leads to action, and that true holiness can lead to actions that provoke, astonish and even baffle the world. I was surprised to see this strong of an entry in a festival with such humble beginnings as the calcutta international cult film festival. The sultan and the saint not rated 58min documentary, history, war november 2016 usa two men of faith, one a traveling christian preacher, the other the ruler of a muslim empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and. In my experience, there can be two extremes in the telling of this story. To be honest, i was a bit wary of seeing the movie. Sultaan is a 2000 hindilanguage indian feature film directed by t l v prasad and produced by sangeetha pictures, starring mithun chakraborty, suvarna mathew, jack gaud, mukesh rishi and dharmendra in a special appearance. The sultan and the saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history. Set in a past period of eastwest conflict, it speaks with urgency to our present.
Sultan is an effort to add to that thought, trying to add grit and realism to salmans brand of cinema. The curious history of a christianmuslim encounter, showed a succession of paintings representing the event over the course of the centuries. The inaccuracies start with the depiction of france in the 12. Francis of assisi in a scene from the documentary the sultan and the saint, which premieres dec. Two men of faith, one an itinerant christian preacher, the other the ruler of a muslim empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground. The sultan and the saint 2016 the sultan and the saint.
Indias superstar does some of his best acting in a decade with this bloated fighting picture. Sultan 2016 a middleaged wrestling champion salman khan tries to make a comeback to represent india at the olympics. Herein lies the primary instance of through the eyes of the other. The sultan and the saint tells of breaking down the unknown. Sultanat is a 1986 bollywood film written and directed by mukul s.
The wind and the lion is a 1975 american epic adventure war film written and directed by john milius and starring sean connery, candice bergen, brian keith, and john huston. Bonaventure saying francis proclaimed the triune god and jesus christ, the savior of all, with such steadfastness, with such courage and spirit, that it was clear the promise of the gospel had been fulfilled. The film focuses on sultan ali khan, a fictional pehlwani wrestler and former world wrestling champion from haryana whose successful career has created a rift in. The sultan and the saint the sultan and the saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history. Francis of assisi prior to cardinal jorge bergoglios 20 election as pope, the first one to take the name. The film stars dharmendra, sunny deol, sridevi, amrish puri, shakti kapoor, tom alter and marked the debut of karan kapoor son of shashi kapoor and juhi chawla. Eastern, in the new docudrama the sultan and the saint, which blends scholarly, documentary. Icn aims to provide speedy and accurate news coverage of all subjects of interest to. Francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt meet on a bloody battlefield during the crusades. In the year 1220, during the height of the bloody christianmuslim conflict known as the crusades, saint francis of assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the sultan of egypt. One is the triumphant christian one, as exemplified by st. Two men of faith, one a traveling christian preacher, the other the ruler of a muslim empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground. Francis of assisis meeting with the sultan of egypt in the early th c.
With zack beyer, jeremy irons, alexander mcpherson, patrick boyer. The sultan and the saint tells of breaking down the. Balancing the films hybrid nature, kronemer emphasizes the documentary over the drama, and viewers are told about these remarkable meetings, but dont see how they transformed the men who participated in them. Sep 14, 2016 in the year 1220, during the height of the bloody christianmuslim conflict known as the crusades, saint francis of assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the sultan of egypt. This is the first emmy award nomination for unity productions foundation, a nationally recognized media and educational organization with a mission of creating films and educational campaigns. The crusades, islam, and francis of assisis mission of peace by paul moses my rating. The sultan and the saint is released in the uk on 11 october. A true tale of long ago eastwest conflict, it speaks with urgency to our present.
In the year 1220, during the height of the bloody christianmuslim conflict known as the crusades, saint francis of assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the sultan of egypt, the muslim ruler al malik al kamil. Saint francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt risked it all to end the crusades. Discussion guide the sultan and the saint midatlantic. Selection at the international christian film festival. John tolan, who teaches at the university of nantes in france and is author of saint francis and the sultan. The sultan and the saint tells story of unity during ancient muslim. The sultan and the saint tells one of the great, forgotten. Well apparently the sultan and the saint is available on. Through their interaction, we see that interfaith dialogue can work to. Lamante italiana is a 1966 frenchitalian drama film directed by jean delannoy cast. The historic meeting of the two faith leaders will receive a fresh look dec. About the film official trailer the sultan and the saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history. The finished film, shown to this author and others last april, thoroughly vindicated vail, and is now offering hackneyed crusade follow me on facebook filed under.
Jun 20, 2017 australian premiere of the sultan and the saint 20 june 2017 the australian premiere of a new film about the historic meeting between st francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt, malik alkamil, in the midst of the conflict of the fifth crusade, will take place in western sydney on 29 july. Two men of faith, one an itinerant christian preacher and the other a ruler of a muslim empire, defied a century of war, distrust, and insidious. From the films on religion category comes the sultan and the saint. James martin, author of my life with the saints the saint and the sultan is a must read, supremely relevant today in relations between the muslim world and the west. But, he did not like one fastpaced tune composed by the duo for the film and told them to compose a. This is the sultan and the saint film franciscan action network by unity productions foundation on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. It is the story of francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt, and their meeting on a. Dec 20, 2017 the sultan, following francis example, furnishes bread and barley, which sustains his enemies. But then bajrangi bhaijaan, a film unlike any other khan had done, happened to us. Bonaventure saying francis proclaimed the triune god and jesus christ, the savior of all, with such steadfastness, with such courage and spirit, that it was clear the promise of the gospel had been. King is a 2016 indian hindilanguage sports drama film directed by ali abbas zafar.
The film depicts one of the greatest stories from his. Australian premiere of the sultan and the saint 20 june 2017 the australian premiere of a new film about the historic meeting between st francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt, malik alkamil, in the midst of the conflict of the fifth crusade, will take place in western sydney on 29 july. The sultan and the saint this is to advise all sagaftra members that unity productions foundation, which is producing the onehour documentary special for public television entitled the sultan and the saint, which will be produced in baltimore and other sites in maryland, has refused to sign an agreement with sagaftra. The sultan and the saint film franciscan action network. The sultan and the saint has been nominated for an emmy award in outstanding lighting direction and scenic design by the 39th annual news and documentary emmy awards. Jan 01, 2018 the finished film, shown to this author and others last april, thoroughly vindicated vail, and is now offering hackneyed crusade follow me on facebook filed under. The former senior religion journalist paul moses book, the saint and sultan is a dual biography of saint francis of assisi and sultan malik alkamil of egypt. Recently, i watched the docudrama the sultan and the saint at a screening. Francis of assisi, a traveling christian preacher, and sultan malek alkamil, ruler of a muslim empire.
In february 2017, the sultan and the saint was awarded as best film on. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, the sultan and the saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith fought against a century of war and distrust in a search for mutual respect and common ground. It is the story of francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt, and their meeting on a bloody. Saint francis and sultan alkamil met in 1219, during the fifth crusade. Released july 7th, 2016, sultan stars salman khan, anushka sharma, randeep hooda the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Rns a new film recounts the unlikely friendship between st. Salman gives a fighting performance, his character graph moving plausibly from a cheery, everyday loojer to a determined athlete, an arrogant star, a. Two men of faith, one an itinerant christian preacher, the other the ruler of a muslim kingdom, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a. A simple christian friar and a mighty muslim leader met on a bloody battlefield 800 years ago. Sep 28, 2017 the legacy of saint francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt is one of the great, lost stories from history. It allowed him to smash his selfmade construct and the actor.
See how artistic depictions of the meeting have changed over time. Produced by aditya chopra under the yash raj films banner, the film stars salman khan as the title character opposite anushka sharma. Eight hundred years ago, francis of assisi and the sultan of egypt met on the bloody battlefields of the crusades. Cns photojonathan mount, upf new york scores of books and films were produced about st. The sultan and the saint synopsis the sultan and the saint tells one of the great, forgotten stories of history between two men of faith. However, by the time razia sultan went on the shooting floors, laxmikantpyarelal became the mostsoughtafter music director duo. This remarkable encounter, and the commitment to peace of the two. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, the sultan and the saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith fought against a century of war and distrust in a search for mutual.
Although there were some aspects of the film the kingdom of heaven that had a basis in history, on the whole the film was so riddled with inaccuracies as to be dangerously misleading. Featured, useful idiots, willful ignorance tagged with. The sultan and the saint in the year 1219, during the height of the bloody christianmuslim conflict known as the crusades, francis of assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the sultan of egypt, the muslim ruler almalik alkamil. But unfortunately, sultan also tries to sneak in largerthanlife heroism and action. Christians speak about upfs the sultan and the saint film duration. The sultan and the saint could serve as a model for interreligious dialogue today, father cusato said. Sultan sultan movie story story, sultan hindi movie. Dec 25, 2017 the historic meeting of the two faith leaders will receive a fresh look dec. The sultan and the saint, a new film from unity productions foundation. Set during the terrible time of the crusades, it speaks with urgency to our present. Narrated by jeremy irons, the film combines sweeping drama with historical. The film, narrated by academy award winner jeremy irons, recounts the unlikely friendship between francis and malik alkamil nasir aldin muhammad, ruler of egypt and nephew of the great muslim. Australian premiere of the sultan and the saint catholic.
This is the first emmy award nomination for unity productions foundation, a nationally recognized media and educational organization with a mission of creating films and educational campaigns to increase understanding of muslims and people of other faiths and backgrounds. There are many other causes the film, nay salman as sultan, fights for. The sultan and the saint upf unity productions foundation. In each, the assumptions and ambitions of the particular time and place rearrange the scene to. Moses believes that the peaceful interfaith meeting between the saint and the sultan was one of the important. The sultan, following francis example, furnishes bread and barley, which sustains his enemies. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, the sultan and the saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith fought against a century of war.