The House of Rothschild (1934)
- Directed by
- Alfred L. Werker, Sidney Lanfield
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film tells the story of the Rothschild family's rise to power as bankers in Europe. It follows their financial dealings and the challenges they face from anti-Semitism.
historicaldramaticstatelyearnestslow-pacedseriousconversationalold-fashioned
What happens
The House of Rothschild is a 1934 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris Karloff. It was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the play by George Hembert Westley, and chronicles the rise of the Rothschild family of European bankers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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