The Sheik

5.9 / 10

(58 votes)

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Adventure,

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

66 minutes

Year:

1921

Director:

George Melford

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Company:

Paramount Pictures,

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Cast:
Rudolph Valentino

Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Agnes Ayres

Lady Diana Mayo

Ruth Miller

Zilah - A Marriage Market Prospect

George Waggner

Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)

Frank Butler

Sir Aubrey Mayo

Crew:
George Melford

Director

Edith Maude Hull

Novel

Monte M. Katterjohn

Writer

William Marshall

Director of Photography