The Sultan and the Saint (2016)

6.8/10 • 58 min • Documentary

Overview

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. It is the story of Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, and their meeting on a bloody battlefield during the period of Christian- Muslim conflict known as the Crusades.

Cast

Zack Beyer

Sultan Al-Kamil

Jeremy Irons

Narrator

Alexander McPherson

St. Francis of Assisi

Richard El Khazen

Lieutenant

Elliott Bales

Pope Urban II

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