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Disraeli( 1929)

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Disraeli – Lover and Leader!

Overview

Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.

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      George Arliss

      Benjamin Disraeli

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      Doris Lloyd

      Mrs. Agatha Travers

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      David Torrence

      Lord Michael Probert

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      Joan Bennett

      Lady Clarissa Pevensey

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      Florence Arliss

      Lady Mary Beaconsfield

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      Anthony Bushell

      Lord Charles Deeford

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      Michael Visaroff

      Count Borsinov

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      Ivan F. Simpson

      Sir Hugh Myers

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      Gwendolyn Logan

      Duchess of Glastonbury

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      Charles E. Evans

      Mr. Potter, Disraeli's Gardener

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      Cosmo Kyrle Bellew

      Mr. Terle, Disraeli's Downing Street Butler

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      Margaret Mann

      Queen Victoria

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      Jack Deery

      Bascot - Disraeli's Butler (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 18 2025
    Rather than focus on the relationship between Disraeli and Queen Victoria, this one pays more attention to his cunning wheeze to thwart Russian ambitions for both India and the Suez Canal. Not only must he (George Arliss) combat the Czarist plotting but he has to face a fair degree of antisemitism as those lined up for Gladstone, including the powerful Governor of the Bank of England, refuse to support his plan to find the £5 millions needed to acquire the shares in that vital waterway. Unsure whom he can trust amongst those ostensibly closest to him, he relies more heavily on his wife Mary (Fl...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • spy
    • biography
    • based on play or musical
    • british prime minister
    • 19th century
    • suez canal