Rent The Son of the Sheik (1926)
3.4 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 9min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
One of the most popular films from the silent era, director George Fitzmaurice's 'The Son of the Sheik' stars Rudolph Valentino who gives perhaps the finest performance of his career. Unfortunately it would be his last, he died suddenly at the age of 31, just days before the film's release. In this visually intoxicating sequel to Valentino's career-defining film 'The Sheik', the silent screen's greatest lover portrays a cultured yet untamed young man who is lured into a thieves trap by a beautiful dancer, Yasmin (Vilma Banky). After escaping, he kidnaps the damsel and holds her captive in his desert lair, dressing her in Arabian finery and threatening to unleash his violent passion upon her. Exotic romance saturates every frame of this Orientalist epic; its sadomasochistic fantasies are acted out against the lavish set design of William Cameron Menzies (The Thief of Bagdad) and lushly photographed by George Barnes (Sadie Thompson). - Actors:
- Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, George Fawcett, Montagu Love, Karl Dane, Bull Montana, Bynunsky Hyman, Agnes Ayres, Harry Blassingame, Earl Gordon Bostwick, Erwin Connelly, William Donovan, Charles Requa
- Directors:
- George Fitzmaurice
- Producers:
- George Fitzmaurice, John W. Considine Jr
- Writers:
- Edith Maude Hull, Frances Marion, Frédérique De Grésac, George Marion Jr., Paul Gerard Smith
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Holidays Film Collection, Romantic Film Pairings for Valentine's Day, The Cinema Paradiso Kissing Montage, Top 10 Screen Kisses (1896-1979)
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/02/2020
- Run Time:
- 69 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Loitering Within Tent - A Brand New Video Essay by David Cairns
- Introduction to the Film by Orson Welles
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