Disraeli (1929)

Directed by

Alfred Edward Green

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biographical drama about British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli. The story follows his plan to buy the Suez Canal and deals with two spies trying to stop him.

statelywittytalkyold-fashionedcerebralearnestsmooth-pacedperiod piece

What happens

Disraeli is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code historical film directed by Alfred E. Green, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, and adapted by Julien Josephson (screenplay) and De Leon Anthony (titles) from the 1911 play Disraeli by Louis N. Parker. The lobby card states, "Mr. George Arliss in his greatest picture Disraeli". His performance as British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The story revolves around the British plan to buy the Suez Canal and the efforts of two spies to stop it. As with the original 1911 Broadway play and its 1917 revival, and the 1921 silent film, Arliss' wife Florence appeared opposite him in the role of Disraeli's wife, Mary Anne (Lady Beaconsfield). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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