Disraeli (1916 film)
| Disraeli | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Calvert Percy Nash |
| Produced by | Arrigo Bocchi |
| Written by | Louis N. Parker (play and screenplay) |
| Starring | Dennis Eadie Mary Jerrold Cyril Raymond |
Production company | NB Films |
| Distributed by | NB Films |
Release date | November 1916 |
Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Disraeli is a 1916 British silent biographical film directed by Charles Calvert and Percy Nash and starring Dennis Eadie, Mary Jerrold and Cyril Raymond. The film was based on the 1911 play Disraeli by Louis N. Parker, which was adapted twice more, as a 1921 silent version and most famously in 1929 as an early sound film. It was made at Ealing Studios.[1]
Contents
1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 References
4 Bibliography
5 External links
Synopsis
The mid-Victorian statesman Benjamin Disraeli manages to thwart the plans of Britain's rival Great Powers and gain control of the strategically important Suez Canal.
Cast
Dennis Eadie as Benjamin Disraeli
Mary Jerrold as Lady Beaconsfield
Cyril Raymond as Lord Deeford
Dorothy Bellew as Clarissa
Fred Morgan as Nigel Foljambe
Daisy Cordell as Mrs. Travers
Cecil Morton York as Duke of Glastonbury
Evelyn Harding as Duchess of Glastonbury
Arthur M. Cullin as Sir Michael Probert
A.B. Imeson as Meyers
Mrs. Henry Lytton as Queen Victoria
References
^ Low p.87
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918. Routledge, 2005.
External links
Disraeli on IMDb
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