Disraeli
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
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I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. George Arliss was the first British actor to win an Academy Award for his role in this historical drama. The film also received two other nominations for best writing and best picture. For the most part Disraeli was a picture designed around Arliss's performance, and that is what is most effective in the film.
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- Director
- Alfred E. Green
- Starring
- George Arliss, Doris Lloyd, David Torrence, Joan Bennett, Florence Arliss, Anthony Bushell, Michael Visaroff, Ivan F. Simpson
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