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A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief! - The Sheik
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Title: The Sheik

Release Date: 20 Nov 1921

Runtime: 1h 6m

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Director: Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Overview: 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...

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Average Vote: 5.9 (58 votes)

Cast

  • Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan: Rudolph Valentino
  • Lady Diana Mayo: Agnes Ayres
  • Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect: Ruth Miller
  • Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener): George Waggner
  • Sir Aubrey Mayo: Frank Butler
  • Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley): Charles Brinley
  • Gaston - French Valet: Lucien Littlefield
  • Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert: Adolphe Menjou
  • Omair - the Bandit: Walter Long
  • Arab Child (uncredited): Sally Blane
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