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A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!

The Sheik

5.9 / 10 5.9 1921 1h 26mNR

AdventureDramaRomance

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...

Directed by George Melford

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CAST

The people behind the story

Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph ValentinoSheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Agnes Ayres

Agnes AyresLady Diana Mayo

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George Waggner

George WaggnerYousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)

Frank Butler

Frank ButlerSir Aubrey Mayo

Charles Brinley

Charles BrinleyMustapha Ali - Diana's Guide (as Charles Brindley)

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien LittlefieldGaston - French Valet

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe MenjouDr. Raoul de St. Hubert

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