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The Sheik is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Melford released in USA on 20 november 1921 with Rudolph Valentino

The Sheik (1921)

The Sheik
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Released in USA 20 november 1921
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating61% 3.0977253.0977253.0977253.0977253.097725

The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn. The film was box office hit and helped propel Valentino to stardom.

In the sequel The Son of the Sheik, Valentino played both the Sheik and his son, while Ayres reprised her role.

Synopsis

In the North African town of Biskra, headstrong Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres) refuses a marriage proposal because she believes it would be the end of her independence. Against her brother's wishes, she is planning a month-long trip into the desert escorted only by natives.

Actors

Rudolph Valentino

(Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan)Adolphe Menjou

(Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert)Agnes Ayres

(Lady Diana Mayo)George Waggner

(Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener))Frank Butler

(Sir Aubrey Mayo)
And :
Walter Long
Charles Brinley
Sally Blane
Lucien Littlefield
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