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The Son of the Sheik

Play trailer Poster for The Son of the Sheik Released Sep 5, 1999 1h 12m Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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In his final film performance before dying in 1926, Rudolph Valentino tackles two roles, as a father and his son. Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino), the son of an Arab sheik and a kidnapped English gentlewoman (Agnes Ayres), loves local dancing girl Yasmin (Vilma Banky). When he slips out of his father's heavily guarded compound to woo her, he is kidnapped and held for ransom by a group of bandits led by Yasmin's father (George Fawcett) and Ghabah (Montagu Love), the Moor to whom she is betrothed.

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Robert E. Sherwood LIFE The Son of the Sheik is a considerable improvement on its distinguished predecessor. Oct 6, 2021 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia Although I don't think it's top-tier silent entertainment, George Fitzmaurice's 'The Son of the Sheik' gives me a pleasant time with his desert melodrama starring Rudolph Valentino. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jan 21, 2021 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Like much of the cinema of the silent era, the plot is secondary to the sheer elegance of the images, and Fitzmaurice polishes them up like a master jeweler. Aug 4, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It dated badly, but is worth seeing as an historical curio that shows how far we have come and far we must still go to overcome our stereotyped conceptions of Arabs. Rated: B Jul 26, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Nov 12, 2004 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 May 14, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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john p amazing scenery, costumes, and ending sequence. great way to dispactch an hour and 8 mins Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Two Rudolph Valentinos wagging their swords in small circles at a crowd of vicious attackers. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Tim G I don't think I'm capable of enjoying silent films very much, although the Alloy orchestra accompanying on a nice night in the park certainly helped. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/18/15 Full Review Audience Member Valentino's last pic b4 his untimely death. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a great movie kept my attention, I love he plays his father also in this movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The Shiek Ahmed Ben Hassan (Valentino): "I am not accustomed having my orders disobeyed." Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres): "And I am not accustomed to obeying orders." To be honest I didn't think this film was going to be as engaging as its more modern counterparts because it lacked a certain cinematic sophistication but I think the lack of a spoken dialogue made me pay attention more to the actors' body language and made me concentrate more on their facial expressions; plus, the written dialogue was also very clever and witty, one can't help but completely become enamored with the film. Valentino was an interesting actor, I would love to see a behind-the-scenes of this film because his "technique" was just too inappropriately comical sometimes, although it didn't deter from his overall performance. Agnes Ayres was a wonderful heroine, even though her character tries to be a "modern" woman: adventurous and outspoken, she ends up being the stereotypical damsel who predictably develops Stockholm syndrome. But for me, the most memorable performance belonged to Adolphe Menjou (who plays Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert), he acted as how you would expect a classical stage actor would, more serious and less ham-ish like Valentino's performance. Overall, this more was surprisingly entertaining but an eye-opening experience for me because in the future I wouldn't be as quick to dismiss viewing a silent film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In his final film performance before dying in 1926, Rudolph Valentino tackles two roles, as a father and his son. Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino), the son of an Arab sheik and a kidnapped English gentlewoman (Agnes Ayres), loves local dancing girl Yasmin (Vilma Banky). When he slips out of his father's heavily guarded compound to woo her, he is kidnapped and held for ransom by a group of bandits led by Yasmin's father (George Fawcett) and Ghabah (Montagu Love), the Moor to whom she is betrothed.
Director
George Fitzmaurice
Producer
George Fitzmaurice
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Feature Productions
Genre
Adventure
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 5, 1999, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 2, 2002
Runtime
1h 12m