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Suez is an American film released on October 28, 1938 by 20th Century Fox, with Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production, directed by Allan Dwan and starring Tyrone Power, Loretta Young and Annabella. It is very loosely based on events surrounding the construction, between 1859 and 1869, of the Suez Canal, planned and supervised by French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps. The screenplay is so highly fictionalized that, upon the film's release in France, de Lesseps' descendants sued (unsuccessfully) for libel.
It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Cinematography (Peverell Marley), Original Music Score (uncredited Louis Silvers) and Sound Recording (uncredited Edmund H. Hansen).
Original Release
10/14/1938
US Release
10/14/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
Sam Duncan, Philip Dunne, Julien Josephson
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ralph Dietrich | Producer |
Gene Markey | Producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1939 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |