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6.6/10   24 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Neumann (story)
Ashley Dukes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 May 1936 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A Screen Spectacle to Dazzle You,,,Thrill You...Amaze You...With It's Spellbound Splendor! (USA original poster) more
Plot:
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid faces resistance from the Young Turk party, while also becoming infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. full summary | add synopsis
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A lavishly produced spectacle, with a driving pace. more (4 total)

Cast

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Nils Asther ... Chief of Police Kadar-Pasha
Adrienne Ames ... Therese Alder
Fritz Kortner ... Abdul Hamid II / Kelar, his double
John Stuart ... Capt. Talak-Bey
Esme Percy ... Ali (Eunuch)
Charles Carson ... Gen. Hilmi-Pasha
Patric Knowles ... Omar (Hilmi's Aide)
Walter Rilla ... Hassan-Bey
Annie Esmond ... Therese's Train Companion
Clifford Heatherley ... Court Doctor
Robert Naylor ... Opera Singer
H. Saxon Snell ... Chief Interrogator
George Zucco ... Firing-Squad Officer
Henry B. Longhurst ... General of the Bodyguards
Eric Portman ... Conspirastor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min | USA:79 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #1837) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:A

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
A lavishly produced spectacle, with a driving pace., 22 June 2001
Author: rastar-1 (George Aachen <rastar@tpg.com.au>) from Sydney, Australia

Indeed the pace is fast, the story at times is a little difficult to follow. Never mind. This superb film is so magnificently photographed, and so enthrallingly acted it can be unreservedly recommended.

Fritz Kortner is absolutely charismatic. He receives strong support from a uniformly excellent group of thespians. Particularly vibrant are Nils Asther, Esme Percy and Adrienne Ames.

As a production, the film is given a wonderfully stylish authenticity by the brilliant director Karl Grune.

A movie due for rediscovery as one of the finest British films of the mid-1930s.

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