The Sultan and the Saint
About The Sultan and the Saint
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.
The Sultan and the Saint (2016) is a documentary film directed by Alexander Kronemer. Zack Beyer takes the lead as Sultan Al-Kamil, Jeremy Irons as Narrator, Alexander McPherson as St. Francis of Assisi, and Eric Kramer as Cardinal Pelagius.
At 58 minutes long, it arrived in November 2016.
It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.