Guess the Movie

[Opsa]

Well, those seem to be Turkish flags.

Has anyone asked if these frames were tinted these odd colors from the print?

[Swatopluk]

According to my info the tinting is modern but based on the original color scheme.
It's a small miracle that any copy of the film survived at all for reasons that will be clear once it has been found out what film it is.
The film is based on a book that is (more or less) compulsory reading at school in the country where the film was made.
Btw, those are not actually Turkish flags.


http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x97/Swatopluk/PDVD_034.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x97/Swatopluk/PDVD_051.jpg

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Which makes me wonder if this involves the Caliphate of Baghdad, the Persians, Samarkand or the Rus.

[Swatopluk]

None of those (at least not locationwise).
Maybe these picture will help to narrow down the possible locations.


http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x97/Swatopluk/PDVD_022.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x97/Swatopluk/PDVD_036.jpg
Btw, the actor on the left in the lower picture is extremly well known, although it has been claimed that his name must be a pseudonym.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

The production seems too old to be El Naser Salah el Dine (1963) and even The Crusades (1935) so a very, very unknown movie produced in the 20s/30s outside of the western world about the crusades...

[Swatopluk]

Who said it was made outside the Western world?
Yes, it is from the 20ies and takes place during the crusades.
Saladin points into the right direction, although he is not in the movie title (nor is the word crusade).


http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x97/Swatopluk/PDVD_016.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x97/Swatopluk/PDVD_039.jpg

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Nathan, der Weise (1922)

or

Decameron Nights (1924)

or as Kiyo suggested you are guilty of being the second person who has seen this film besides the director. 

[Kiyoodle the Gambrinous]

or as Kiyo suggested you are guilty of being the second person who has seen this film besides the director. 

I may take that back....


But I'm pretty sure he is the only one who has seen the movie in the last 50 years though...

[Swatopluk]

Nathan, der Weise (1922)

That is the correct answer.
What gave it away?

I am surprised that noone tried one of the old Douglas Fairbanks movies (Robin Hood, Thief of Baghdad) or something by Griffith as guess.

Btw, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar was played by Max Schreck, who became world famous as the title character of Nosferatu. Due to his speaking name (Schreck = terror/horror) and since he was virtually unknown at the time some thought that the name was a pseudonym and he possibly a real vampire (which became the basic idea for the movie Shadow of the Vampire).

OK, here are the remaining pictures.














Zono's turn

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Saladin was the trick.

Now my turn to find something obscure enough..

[Swatopluk]

Did you do an imdb search for movies with him on the cast list?

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Yup. They don't have a search by subject and the googleable lists on the crusades didn't have it.

[Opsa]

Wow, that looks like an awesome movie. I hope I get to see it some time.

I thought that guy looked familiar! I love the original Nosferatu, as well.

[Swatopluk]

We want a new challenge!!!!

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

You'll get it (sorry), I'll get the pics tomorrow.