Disraeli (1921)

Directed by

Henry Kolker

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent historical drama about British statesman Benjamin Disraeli. George Arliss stars as Disraeli in a film adaptation of the play he performed on Broadway.

formalstatelyhistoricalperformativeearnestfocusedperiod

What happens

Disraeli (1921) is an American silent historical drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring George Arliss. This film features Arliss's portrayal of Benjamin Disraeli. He had played the same role in the play Disraeli in 1911. Arliss also reprised this role in the 1929 sound film Disraeli. A British film of the play, Disraeli, had been made in 1916 with the permission of the author Louis Napoleon Parker. Because of the production of the 1916 film angered Arliss while he was still performing the play on Broadway, Arliss later secured all screen rights to the play from its author Louis Napoleon Parker. The 1921 movie is the result of Arliss's use of his rights after his efforts and frustrations with Parker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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