Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
Acting
George Arliss invented the Oscar campaign and won for this.
Production
Warner Bros. built massive sets for a film they expected to flop.
Director
Alfred E. Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Arliss played Disraeli on stage for decades before this film, then remade it as a talkie after a silent version failed. He was 61 playing 70 and somehow looked younger.
This was Warner Bros.' first big prestige picture—proof that 'based on a play' plus British accents could convince 1929 audiences they were watching Art. The template never died.
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