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Sheik Ahmed desperately desires fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Only after being kidnapped by desert bandits does Diana realize how much she has grown to love Ahmed, who comes to her rescue in the nick of time.

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Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 Ounces
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1998
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Valentino, Ayres, Menjou
Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6302371376

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C. Percer

As good as it gets!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 7, 2002

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What a treasure! This film is as good as a romantic saga can get - complete with the evil bandit, the beautiful heroine and the rakish, handsome hero who wins her love over the course of the story. I purchased "The Son of the Sheik" first and was mesmerized by Valentino, but I personally love "The Sheik" even more! With the range of emotions he was able to project with his eyes and body language, sound and words just don't seem to be missed - especially when he is watching Diana and Raoul jealously behind the curtains - his smoldering eyes speak volumes. Then the child-like joy and pleasure in his eyes when she calls out his name, thinking he has been injured, is simply precious! His look of pain when he finds her crying and unhappy is so natural and powerful! Some of his Bela Lugosi-type facial expressions are comical, but, oddly enough, are attractive (I wonder now, after seeing his widened eyes and raised brow, if Gene Kelly wasn't influenced by Valentino in "The Pirate"). For Valentino, these ranges of emotions seem to be so natural that I feel his real personality comes through for the most part rather than acting.
I relish the close-up of his singing "Beautiful Dreamer" to Diana under her balcony - his smile, combined with the musical score to the song (actually, the entire musical score was haunting and beautiful), are one of the most romantic moments in the film. Lucky Diana!
I could go on forever, there are so many things to love about this classic! I've fallen head over heels for Valentino - his magnificent eyes, smile, the way he walks, his comedy style, his sexual charisma and sensuality - and even his hands are beautiful! Like a passage I read recently stated: they are still searching for the next Valentino, but have yet, to this day, to find one. For lovers of good old fashioned classic romance, this film has all the elements and I recommend it!

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Enjoyable in a weird sort of way

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2001

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I checked out this video mainly to see what the big deal was about Valentino. I had read that women slashed their wrists when he died. This is his signature film. This movie is a little strange to get into at first. The camera work seems jerky by modern standard but this quickly becomes unnoticable. The film quality is also a little grainy. This is an interesting film historically and what is odd is that I had trouble judging it by the same standards as other movies. This film is so completely strange, almost ethereal that it is quite absorbing. That's not to say it isn't corny. On the contrary, it was considered corny in 1921. The melodrama just adds to the otherworldly atmosphere. As for Valentino, he has a definate SOMETHING although I cannot see myself slashing my wrists for him in the near future. The movie had to grow on me, I still cannot say if I like it out of a strange fascination or if it just appealed to me because it is quaint. It doesn't really matter, I have not had so much fun with a movie in ages and I encourage people, especially one's who have never seen a silent movie, to try it out. Even guys seem to like it, the "jealousy" men had for Valentino (as described on the film's box) has faded over the past eighty years and they seem to find it just as interesting as women do. It does make you wonder, though, what will people in eighty years think about OUR male heartthrobs?

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Debra A. Dicarlo

A must see for everybody

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2006

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It took me a long time to view this movie and Rudolph Valentino`s other movies.Me and my mother decided to give it a try,being old movie buffs we like to watch a lot of silent movies,especially slapstick.Though we had never seen Rudolph Valentino or watched how he acted in his movies,

We began wondering after being real big Rudolf Nureyev fans and watching Ken Russel`s movie about Valentino`s life and death.After watching this we were very curious about him and nis movies.We had already thought rudolf Nureyev was hot,now we were curous to see Valentino.

So I bought the Sheik for me and my Mother to watch.After we watched it,we absolutely loved it.The Tale of a sheik wanting an English girl that bad by capturing and holding her hostage in his tent was an absolute gem.This is a movie for everybody tto see,well every women in a point.I thought Rudolph Valentino was absolutely gorgeous I can see what the big deal was in that time in the 1920s.

I mean come on ladies,even if you don`t like silent movies will love seeing Rudolph Valentino.I loved this movie.The only thing I was stunned by is how the English girl Diana was resisting him.He can capture me in a tent anytime.This a absolute must see for anybody who likes good cinema.