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The great John Gielgud takes the title role in this biopic on the 19th-century politician, Benjamin Disraeli, a multi-talented man and a great favourite of Queen Victoria. Stephen Murray plays his fierce political opponent, Gladstone.

Keywords:

Drama, Biopic, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1940) (UK/USA) (2 Star)

Cast:

John Gielgud	.... Benjamin 'Dizzy' Disraeli
Diana Wynyard	.... Mary Anne Wyndham Lewis Disraeli
Will Fyffe	.... The Agitator
Owen Nares	.... Lord Derby
Fay Compton	.... Queen Victoria
Pamela Standish	.... Princess Victoria

Supporting Cast:

Stephen Murray	.... Mr. William Ewart Gladstone
Frederick Leister	.... Lord Melbourne
Nicholas Hannen	.... Sir Robert Peel
Anthony Ireland	.... Count D'Orsay
Irene Browne	.... Lady Londonderry

Directors:

Thorold Dickinson

Writers:

Michael Hogan
Brock Williams