Suez
HE CHANGED THE MAP of the World!
Genres
Overview
Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1938-10-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
5.2
Tyrone Power
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Loretta Young
Countess Eugenie de Montijo
Annabella
Toni Pellerin
J. Edward Bromberg
Prince Said
Joseph Schildkraut
Vicomte Rene De Latour
Henry Stephenson
Count Mathieu de Lesseps
Sidney Blackmer
Marquis Du Brey
Maurice Moscovitch
Mohammed Ali
Sig Ruman
Sergeant Pellerin
Nigel Bruce
Sir Malcolm Cameron
Miles Mander
Benjamin Disraeli
George Zucco
Prime Minister
Leon Ames
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Rafaela Ottiano
Maria De Teba
Victor Varconi
Victor Hugo
Georges Renavent
Bank President
Frank Reicher
General Changarnier
Carlos De Valdez
Count Hatzfeldt
Jacques Lory
Millet
Albert Conti
M. Fevrier
Brandon Hurst
Franz Liszt
Marcelle Corday
Mme. Paquineau
Odette Myrtil
Duchess
Egon Brecher
Doctor
Alphonse Martell
General St. Arnaud
C. Montague Shaw
Elderly Man
Leonard Mudie
Campaign Manager
Carol Adams
Minor Role (uncredited)
David Cavendish
Neighbor (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Engineer (uncredited)
Jerome de Nuccio
Wrestler (uncredited)
Robert Graves
Official (uncredited)
Louis LaBey
Servant (uncredited)
Frank Lackteen
Swami (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Jewel Merchant (uncredited)
Christina Montt
Maid (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Achmed (uncredited)
Jean Perry
Tennis Umpire (uncredited)
Nita Pike
Julia (uncredited)
George Sorel
Assistant (uncredited)
Tony Urchel
Wrestler (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
Old Engineer (uncredited)
Louis Vincenot
Jewel Merchant (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Jewl Merchant (uncredited)
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