Disraeli (1916 film)
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Disraeli is a 1916 British silent biographical film directed by Charles Calvert and Percy Nash and starring Dennis Eadie, Mary Jerrold and Cyril Raymond. The film was based on the 1911 play Disraeli by Louis N. Parker, which was adapted twice more, as a 1921 silent version and most famously in 1929, as an early sound film. It was made at Ealing Studios.[1]
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Written by | Louis N. Parker (play and screenplay) |
Produced by | Arrigo Bocchi |
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Production company | NB Films |
Distributed by | NB Films |
Release date | November 1916 |
Running time | 6 reels |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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When actor George Arliss who had made his name appearing in the play, wanted to make the 1921 version in America he acquired the rights from producer Arrigo Bocchi and oversaw the destruction of all copies of the original film.[2]