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The Sheik
“A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!”
6.0 / 10• 1921• 1h 26m•NR• English
AdventureDramaRomance
Storyline
Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
Cast & Crew
Rudolph Valentino
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Lead
Agnes Ayres
Lady Diana Mayo
RM
Ruth Miller
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
George Waggner
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler
Sir Aubrey Mayo
Charles Brinley
Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien Littlefield
Gaston - French Valet
Adolphe Menjou
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Melford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sheik is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
