Suez (1938)
3.5 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
- In the France during the 1860's, nobleman and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (Tyrone Power) becomes a rival of President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (Leon Ames) for the hand of beautiful Countess Eugenie de Montijo (Loretta Young). Exiled to Egypt by the Gallic premier, he falls in love with the French-Egyptian Toni (Annabella) and hits upon the idea of a waterway linking Europe and Asia: the Suez Canal. Despite opposition from Bonaparte and the natives, de Lesseps begins work on the project.
- Actors:
- Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella, J. Edward Bromberg, Joseph Schildkraut, Henry Stephenson, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Moscovitch, Sig Ruman, Nigel Bruce, Miles Mander, George Zucco, Leon Ames, Rafaela Ottiano, Victor Varconi, Georges Renavent, Frank Reicher, Carlos De Valdez, Jacques Lory, Albert Conti
- Directors:
- Allan Dwan
- Writers:
- Sam Duncan, Philip Dunne
- Others:
- Louis Silvers, Peverell Marley, Edmund H. Hansen
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
