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     Rudolph Valentino

     Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
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     Agnes Ayres

     Lady Diana Mayo
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     Adolphe Menjou

     Raoul de Saint Hubert
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     Walter Long

     Omair (the bandit)
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     Lucien Littlefield

     Gaston (French valet)
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     George Waggner

     Yousaef (tribal chieftain)

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Sheik_(film)The Sheik (film) - Wikipedia

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   The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling 1919 romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn .

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0012675The Sheik (1921) - IMDb

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   The Sheik: Directed by George Melford. With Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Ruth Miller, George Waggner. A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.

   • 6.2/10 (3.7K)
   • Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

   • Director: George Melford
   • Release Date: 1921-11-20

5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0012675The Sheik (1921) - Plot - IMDb

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   Sheik Ahmed (Valentino) desperately desires fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released.

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     The Sheik | 1921 | starring Rudolph Valentino | directed by George Melford [silent film]

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7. www.classicmoviehub.com › blog › silents-are-goldenSilents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Sheik (1921)

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   Aug 18, 2022 · One of the great sensations of the early 1920s screen, The Sheik (1921) is the kind of silent film that’s almost too easy to mock: it’s melodramatic, it’s cheesy, it’s based on a florid romance novel, and it features plenty of that exaggerated acting people always think was common back then (there was plenty of naturalistic acting, I ...

8. www.npr.org › 2008/02/04 › 18602260Valentino's Sheik: An 'Other' Made to Swoon Over : NPR

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   Feb 4, 2008 · The Sheik, starring a smoldering Italian immigrant named Rudolph Valentino in the title role, helped make Valentino Hollywood's first sex symbol — and introduced an exotic, erotic character...

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   At an oasis in the Sahara Desert, Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan presides over a marriage market, at which weathly tribesmen purchase brides, and ensures that his friend Yousaef is reunited with his sweetheart Zilah. Ahmed and his men then take some of the women to be sold in Biskra.

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    Is the Sheik based on a true story?

    • The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling 1919 romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn.

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    When was the Sheik released?

    • The Sheik was released nationwide on November 20, 1921 after its premiere in Los Angeles on October 30, 1921. and in New York on November 6. Critical reception was mixed, as some critics felt that it was a mistake to leave out the rape of Lady Diana by Sheik Ahmed as it altered the original message of the novel.

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    Where can I buy the Sheik?

    • Rent The Sheik on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Paris-educated Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (Rudolph Valentino) provides brides for wealthy Arabs.

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    Where was the Sheik filmed?

    • The Sheik was shot on location in the Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, where the desert dunes were a good stand-in for Northern Africa–or its romanticized version. The studio set up two large camps full of extras, making the production feel like a large-scale desert expedition.

    Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Sheik (1921)

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11. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › sheikThe Sheik | Rotten Tomatoes

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    Paris-educated Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (Rudolph Valentino) provides brides for wealthy Arabs. The high-spirited Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres), learning that the sheik will be in the city of...

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    • Category: Romance, Drama