The Saracen Blade is a 1952 historical adventure novel by the American writer Frank Yerby. It was ranked ninth on the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in 1952.[1] It is set during the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and follows the adventures of Pierto di Donati, the son of a Sicilian peasant, who is born at almost the same moment as the Emperor.
Film adaptation
In 1954 it was adapted into a film of the same title produced by Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures. Directed by William Castle, it starred Ricardo Montalbán, Betta St. John and Rick Jason.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Korda, Michael. Making the List: A Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900–1999 : as Seen Through the Annual Bestseller Lists of Publishers Weekly. Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2001.