Synopsis
Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Allan DwanDirector
- Philip DunneScreenplay
- Julien JosephsonScreenplay
- Louis SilversOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tyrone PowerFerdinand de Lesseps
- Loretta YoungCountess Eugenie de Montijo
- AnnabellaToni Pellerin
- J. Edward BrombergPrince Said
- Joseph SchildkrautVicomte Rene De Latour
- Henry StephensonCount Mathieu de Lesseps
- Sidney BlackmerMarquis Du Brey
- Maurice MoscovitchMohammed Ali
- Sig RumanSergeant Pellerin
- Nigel BruceSir Malcolm Cameron
- Miles ManderBenjamin Disraeli
- George ZuccoPrime Minister
Stills
Themes
egyptnapoleon bonapartefalse accusationspower struggle