ARAB NATIONS

 

ISLAM & SPAIN

Mohammed, Messenger of God (1977)   --  Mohammed (570-633), founder of the Islamic faith

El valle de las espadas (Castilian) (1963) --  Spanish film of the first independent Count of Castile,  931-970, who opposed the Moors

El Cid -- 1094, takes Valencia from the Moors

al Massir (Destiny) (1997)  --  the story of Islamic philosopher Averroes (1126-1198) in Spanish province of Andalusia

 

The Crusades

Kingdom of Heaven  --  the Third Crusade, involving Richard the Lion Hearted, among others

El Naser Salah el Dine (Saladin)(1963)  --  movie about great Kurdish leader of the Arabs, Saladin

Lion-Heart (1987) -- Richard the Lion Hearted, son of Henry II

King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) the Lion Heart