Son of the Sheik (The)

  • Fils du Cheik (Le)
Genre : Adventure
Type : Fiction
Original title : Amant éternel (L')
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1926
Format : Feature
Running time : 68 (in minutes)
Film Black & white

This 1926 silent adventure film tells of the young and handsome son of Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (both played by 1920s heartthrob Rudolph Valentino) and his romance with a beautiful dancer who eventually betrays him.

Director: George Fitzmaurice
Principal Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, George Fawcett, Montagu Love, Agnes Ayres
Country: USA
Year: 1926
Running Time: 68 minutes
Producer: George Fitzmaurice, John W. Considine Jr.
Screenplay: Frances Marion, Fred de Gresac
Cinematographers: George Barnes
Music: Artur Guttmann, Jack Ward
Filmography: Adventure in Diamonds (1940), Vacation from Love (1938), Arsène Lupin Returns (1938), Suzy (1936), Mata Hari ([1931), Raffles (1930), Lilac Time (1928), The Dark Angel (1925), To Have and to Hold (1922), Witness for the Defense (1919), The Avalanche (1919), The Hunting of the Hawk (1917), Kick In (1917)
Language: No Dialogue
Format: DCP


Source:
www.siff.net/festival-2015/son-of-the-sheik

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