The Iron Duke

The Iron Duke

Director: Victor Saville Cast: George Arliss
George Arliss
, A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
, Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
, Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Victor Saville
The Iron Duke

The Iron Duke

Director: Victor Saville Cast: George Arliss
George Arliss
, A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
, Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
, Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Victor Saville

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Overview

The Iron Duke is one of the best of the George Arliss biopics -- and one of the few that can claim near-total accuracy (with the usual glossovers and embellishments, of course). Arliss plays the Duke of Wellington, the brilliant and foresighted British diplomat -- warrior of the Napoleonic Era. The film covers the years 1815 and 1816, reaching a climax as Wellington faces down Napoleon's armies at Waterloo (an exciting sequence, despite obvious production economies). On the home front, Wellington must contend with political enemies, prevaricators and turncoats -- and also with those who demand impossible sanctions against the French, thereby setting the stage for future wars (the parallels between Wellington's era and the post-WW I years are impossible to miss). Of the supporting players Gladys Cooper is sheer vitriol as the Duchess of Angouleme, daughter of Marie Antoinette, while Emlyn Williams is equally effective as an anti-Wellington journalist.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/15/2015
UPC: 0644827153022
Original Release: 1934
Source: Reel Vault
Language: English
Sales rank: 43,262

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
George Arliss Duke of Wellington
A.E. Matthews Hill
Gladys Cooper Madame
Emlyn Williams Bates
Ellaline Terriss Duchess Kitty
Allan Aynesworth Louis XVIII
Lesley Wareing Lady Frances Webster
Edmund Willard Marshal Ney
Franklin Dyall Blucher
Felix Aylmer Lord Uxbridge
Gibb McLaughlin Talleyrand
Peter Gawthorne Duke of Richmond
Norma Varden Duchess of Richmond
Walter Sondes Wedderburn Webster
Campbell Gullan D'Artois
Gyles Isham Alexander I, Czar of Russia
Frederick Leister King of Prussia
Gerald Lawrence Viscount Castlereagh
Farren Soutar Metternich
Paddie Naismith Lady Frances' Maid

Technical Credits
Michael Balcon Producer
Victor Saville Director
H.M. Harwood Screenwriter
Bess Meredyth Screenwriter
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