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suez (1938)

Original title: suez
104 min| black and white|
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Poster of movie suez
fictionalized history of ferdinand delesseps, a french engineer of noble lineage who first had the idea of ??a canal that linked the red sea with the mediterranean. son of the french ambassador in cairo, lesseps is in love with eugenia, who will become the wife of napoleon iii. disappointed by this lack of love, delesseps dedicates himself to the idea of ??the channel and begins work. but when the time comes to a close, the government cuts funding. the engineer then turns to the british government and finds the love of a beautiful girl of mixed blood.

Festivals and awards

Direction

Allan DwanAllan Dwanregista

Production and Screenplay

Philip DunnePhilip Dunnesceneggiatore
Julien Josephsonsceneggiatore
Gene Markeyproduttore
Darryl F. ZanuckDarryl F. Zanuckproduttore

Characters and Interpreters

Ferdinando DeLesseps
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imperatrice Eugenia
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Annabella
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joseph schildkraut
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Said
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j. edward bromberg
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conte Lesseps
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sidney blackmer
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maurice moscovitch
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Benjamin Disraeli
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sir Malcolm Cameron
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sig ruman
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Victor Hugo
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george zucco
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leon ames
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rafaela ottiano
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Leon AmesLeon Ames(età:36)
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Nigel BruceNigel Bruce(età:43)
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Sig RumannSig Rumann(età:54)
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Loretta YoungLoretta Young(età:25)
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Tyrone PowerTyrone Power(età:25)
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Miles ManderMiles Mander(età:50)
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George ZuccoGeorge Zucco(età:52)
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Egon BrecherEgon Brecher(età:58)
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Technical staff

Barbara McleanBarbara Mcleanmontatore
Bernard HerzbrunBernard Herzbrunscenografo
ManThomas Littlescenografo
Rudolph Sternadscenografo
Louis SilversLouis Silversmusiche
Edmund H.hansentecnico del suono
J. Peverell MarleyJ. Peverell Marleydirettore della fotografia