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3 May 1941 (UK) moreUser Comments:
World war II propaganda flick moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | John Gielgud | ... | Benjamin Disraeli |
 | Diana Wynyard | ... | Mary Disraeli |
| Will Fyffe | ... | The Agitator |
| Owen Nares | ... | Lord Derby |
| Fay Compton | ... | Queen Victoria |
| Pamela Standish | ... | Princess Victoria |
| Stephen Murray | ... | Mr. W.E. Gladstone |
| Frederick Leister | ... | Lord Melbourne |
| Nicholas Hannen | ... | Sir Robert Peel |
| Anthony Ireland | ... | Count D'Orsay |
| Irene Browne | ... | Lady Londonderry |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:94 min | UK:109 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Filming Locations:
Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UKFun Stuff
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Disraeli's supposed first glimpse of the Queen is based on a famous Victorian painting entitled "Victoria Greeted as Queen". moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene where the news of the Russian invasion reaches the House of Commons, the members pass the news down the rows, one by one. However, several of the members start sharing the news before they could possibly have heard it from anyone next to them. The scene looks good, but doesn't hold up to scrutiny. moreQuotes:
Benjamin 'Dizzy' Disraeli, aka Lord Beaconsfield- Disraeli: In an autocracy, the leader is the people. Europe is at the mercy of the most ruthless band of autocrats the world has yet seen. I know these dictators, these men of blood and iron, they have one weakness; they are always in a hurry. Their god is power... moreSoundtrack:
Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring) op. 410 moreFAQ
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This film was produced in 1941, and the feeling one gets when watching it that you are being educated in how to be loyal to England. A loose portrayal of the life and career of Benjamin Disraeli, culminating in him making military moves, with the consent of queen Victoria behind the cabinets back.
Very ham-fisted in its message, you almost want to start arguing with the screen, not because its particularly inaccurate in its portrayal of Disraeli, just that its essentially a war-time propaganda film, and nothing can be that cut and dried.
Gielgud is fascinating to watch as always, but even he seems to begin to grate towards the end.
*1/2 out of ****