Suez

1h 38m|Biography
In France during the 1860s, nobleman and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps becomes a rival of President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte for the hand of beautiful Countess Eugenie de Montijo. Exiled to Egypt by the Gallic premier, he falls in love with the French-Egyptian Toni and hits upon the idea of a waterway linking Europe and Asia: the Suez Canal. Despite opposition from Bonaparte and the natives, de Lesseps begins work on the project.

Director:

Allan Dwan

Cast:

Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella undefined, Leon Ames, J. Bromberg, Joseph Schildkraut, Henry Stephenson, Sidney Blackmer
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Suez
GENREBiography
DETAILSRuntime: 1h 38m