Disraeli (1921 film)
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Director Henry Kolker Distributor United Artists Country United States | 6.7/10 IMDb Genre Silent film Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent film
(English intertitles) Release date August 28, 1921 (1921-08-28) Based on Disraeli
by Louis Napoleon Parker Writer Forrest Halsey, Louis N. Parker (play) Cast George Arliss, Margaret Dale People also search for The Purple Highway, I Will Repay, The Leopardess, The Great Well, The Snow Bride | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disraeli (1921) is an American silent historical drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring George Arliss. This film features Arliss's portrayal of Benjamin Disraeli. He had played the same role in the play Disraeli in 1911. Arliss also reprised this role in the 1929 sound film Disraeli.
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A British film of the play, Disraeli, had been made in 1916 with the permission of the author Louis Napoleon Parker. Because of the production of the 1916 film angered Arliss while he was still performing the play on Broadway, Arliss later secured all screen rights to the play from its author Louis Napoleon Parker. The 1921 movie is the result of Arliss's use of his rights after his efforts and frustrations with Parker.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Disraeli (Arliss), a middle class Jew, has become the British Prime Minister under Queen Victoria and incurs the enmity of nobles and racial slobs. He knows that Russia is angling through diplomacy and intrigue for possession of the Suez Canal and, realizing that unless Britain secures it, the strength of her empire will be lost. He plays a lone game for control of the canal and wins. In his final hour of honor at court, those who stood against him claim the honor of having helped him.
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Survival status
According to silentera.com, this is a lost film with the exception of one reel held at the George Eastman House. The FIAF database and Library of Congress Silent Database list complete copies of Disraeli in Gosfilmofond, Moscow, Russia, and Cinematheque Royale de Belgique in Brussels.
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