Adventure ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1921 · 1h 26m

The Sheik

Director

Cast

Rudolph Valentino as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo Ruth Miller as Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect George Waggner as Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener) Frank Butler as Sir Aubrey Mayo Charles Brinley as Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)

Crew

William Marshall — Director of Photography Monte M. Katterjohn — Writer Edith Maude Hull — Novel

Tagline

A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!

Synopsis

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

silent film

Key Collaborators

George Melford Director William Marshall Director of Photography Monte M. Katterjohn Writer Edith Maude Hull Novel

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