The Sheik

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

Nov 20 1921 Passed 1h 26m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

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...

Plot

Sheik Ahmed (Valentino) desperately desires fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Only after being kidnapped by desert bandits does Diana realize how much she has grown to love Ahmed, who comes to her rescue in the nick of time.

Written by

Edith Maude Hull, Monte M. Katterjohn

Directed by

George Melford

Cast

Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Ruth Miller

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Paramount

Languages

No Language

Awards

1 win

Trailers
The Sheik (1921) - with Rudolph Valentino
Scores
# of Votes
3,774
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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