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The sultan and the saint / Unity Productions Foundation presents ; written & directed by Alex Kronemer ; produced by Jeremy Morrison.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 030 864
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.
- Francis.
- Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1180?-1238.
- Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad.
- Crusades--Fifth, 1218-1221.
- Crusades.
- Missions to Muslims--Egypt.
- Missions to Muslims.
- Religious tolerance--History.
- Religious tolerance.
- History.
- Egypt--History--640-1250.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--History--13th century--Videodiscs.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Historical films.
- History.
- Nonfiction films.
- Documentary television programs.
- Historical reenactments (Television programs)
- Biographical television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Widescreen version.
- Place of Publication:
- [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
- Language Note:
- Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround.
- Dolby
- surround
- optical
- digital
- widescreen (2.40:1)
- NTSC
- region 1
- DVD video
- video file
- Summary:
- Eight hundred years ago, Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt met on the bloody battlefields of the Crusades. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, the film 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.
- Contents:
- Preamble
- Call for a Crusade
- Brain on fire
- Two men of faith
- A new Crusade
- The crusaders arrive
- The battle
- The encounter
- Linked in prayer
- All is lost
- The Crusade ends
- The 99 names of God.
- Participant:
- Alexander McPherson, Zack Beyer, Eric Kramer, Erik Soulliard, Samuel Muriithi, Richard el Khazen ; commentary, Emile Bruneau, Michael Calabria, Suleiman Mourad, Helen Nicholson, Paul Moses, Tarek Elgawhary, Homayra Ziad, Michael Cusato, Kathleen Warren.
- Narrated by Jeremy Irons.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Nick Gardner; editor, Jeremy Morrison; music, John Keltonic.
- Notes:
- Videodisc released of the motion picture produced in 2016.
- Special features: behind the scenes; Jesus in the Islamic tradition; medieval humanism in Islamic history; new historical perspectives on the Crusades; respect for religious minorities in Islam; the Prophet Muhammad on peace and diplomacy; rise of the Franciscan movement; role of religion in conflict transformation; social psychology of inter-group conflict; world premiere.
- ISBN:
- 9781531703707
- 1531703704
- OCLC:
- 1011425544
- Publisher Number:
- 841887035446
- SULS601 PBS
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