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Disraeli

Disraeli – Lover and Leader!

5.2(31)19291h 30m2

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.

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English
  • spy
  • biography
  • based on play or musical
  • british prime minister
  • 19th century
  • suez canal
  • benjamin disraeli

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York2 Oct 1929
    • Theatrical1 Nov 1929

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Disraeli was released on 1 November 1929.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/18/2025

    6/10

    Rather than focus on the relationship between Disraeli and Queen Victoria, this one pays more attention to his cunning wheeze to thwart Russian ambitions for both India and the Suez Canal. Not only must he (George Arliss) combat the Czarist plotting but he has to face a fair degree of antisemitism as those lined up for Gladstone, including the powerful Governor of the Bank of England, refuse to support his plan to fi…

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