The Sultan and the Saint
السلطان والقديس
UPF's docudrama, narrated by Jeremy Irons, on St Francis of Assisi's meeting with Sultan al-Kamil at Damietta in 1219 amid the Fifth Crusade.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- imdbofficial
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
CrusadesPeace-making and coexistenceIslam and Christianity
Screening Room
- Format
- Documentary · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2016 CE · 1437 AH†
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- documentary
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- The Sultan and the Saintالسلطان والقديس
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
People and things also explored
Saladin the Victorious· Saladin: The Conqueror of Jerusalem· Kingdom of Heaven· Destiny· Al-Zahir Baybars· The delegation of Najran· The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks· al-Qullays (the Yemeni Kaaba)
Sources
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Sultan and the Saint”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-sultan-wal-qiddis-2016/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.