YES! I know. I saw the movie and vividly remember the Sultan, or Pasha or whoever he was, choosing an unfortunate mozlim
soldier who willingly sat on the blade and was cut in half lengthwise. He was demonstrating the obedience to the death of his
soldiers in his huge army. It was horripilating, but pretty dang good special effects. I hope... that they were S/Fx.
I went to college with a woman who got into S/Fx in the film industry. We were pretty close friends at the time, but we drifted
apart after college. It was still cool seeing her name in the credit roll after the movies. Her name was Lucinda, and her family
was quite upper crust and did not like her line of work.