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The House of Rothschild (1934)

The House of Rothschild poster
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

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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