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Disraeli is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry Kolker released in USA on 21 august 1921 with George Arliss

Disraeli (1921)

Disraeli
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Released in USA 21 august 1921
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating72% 3.617423.617423.617423.617423.61742

Disraeli (1921) is an American silent historical drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring George Arliss. This film feature 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.

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 (angering 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. This movie is the result of Arliss's after his efforts and frustrations with Parker.

According to silentera.com, this is a lost film with the exception of one reel, at George Eastman House. The FIAF database and Library of Congress Silent Database, list complete copies in Gosfilmofond, Moscow, Russia and Cinematheque Royale de Belgique Brussels.

Actors

George Arliss

(Benjamin Disraeli)Margaret Dale

(Mrs. Noel Travers)Louise Huff

(Clarissa)Reginald Denny

(Charles, Viscount Deeford)Edward J. Ratcliffe

(Hugh Meyers)Betty Blythe

((undetermined role))
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