The Sheik (1921)

"A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief"Movie

Audience Score

60

The Sheik

NR 1 hr 6 minNov 20th, 1921Drama, Adventure, Romance

Part of The Sheik Collection

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tentpalace in the desert The freespirited 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

StarringRudolph ValentinoAgnes AyresRuth Miller

DirectorGeorge Melford

WriterMonte M. Katterjohn

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Cast & Crew

Rudolph Valentino

as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

as Lady Diana Mayo

as Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect

as Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)

as Sir Aubrey Mayo

Charles Brinley

as Mustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)

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Monte M. Katterjohn

Writer

W

William Marshall

Director of Photography

E

Edith Maude Hull

Novel

The Sheik Collection

The successful series of films starring Rudolph Valentino.

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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 20th, 1921

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Paramount Famous PlayersLasky Corporation

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