The Sheik (1921)
Genre: Romance / Drama
Duration: 80 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: George Melford
Stars: Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres
IMDb score:
6,2 (3.922)
Releasedate: 20 November 1921
The Sheik plot
"A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!"
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan finds the beautiful Lady Diana Mayo in the desert and he takes her to his encampment. Although she is attracted to him, she resists his advances. When a French friend persuades the sheik to let her go, she is kidnapped by the evil Omair. The Sheik manages to save her, but is injured herself. Will Lady Diana stand by him in these difficult times?
Actors and actresses
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Lady Diana Mayo
Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect
Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Sir Aubrey Mayo
Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)
Gaston - French Valet
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Omair - the Bandit
Arab Child (uncredited)
Pre- and sequels
The Son of the Sheik
1926
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