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Review

posted 18 years ago by thesnowleopard
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I've done a review of this film and some of the history behind Saladin's life:

http://medievalhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/film_review__saladin

Check it out if you're interested.

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[–] aymansousa 18 years ago

I cannot reach your review
so why not add it as a comment?

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[–] silverwhistle 17 years ago

The debt to Walter Scott is glaringly obvious. That's one of the things which is so strange about this film: it's essentially a product of the 19C Western image of Saladin, with a bit of Nasser-era political gloss added.

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[–] martin_humble 16 years ago

Thank you - very interesting!