Author | Frank Yerby |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1952 |
Media type |
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.
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]
Author | Frank Yerby |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1952 |
Media type |
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.
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]