---
title: 'The Sheik (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Melford'
released: '1921-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sheik-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012675/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sheik (1921)

1921 · 80 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling 1919 romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn. The film was a box-office hit and helped propel Valentino to stardom.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Melford](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-melford)
- **Screenplay:** [Edith Maude Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-maude-hull), [Monte M. Katterjohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-m-katterjohn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Irving Berlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-berlin)
- **Producer:** [Jesse Louis Lasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Ivano](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-ivano), [William Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-marshall-3)

## Cast

- [Lucien Littlefield](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-littlefield)
- [Loretta Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-young)
- [Sally Blane](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-blane)
- [George Waggner](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-waggner)
- [Natacha Rambova](https://cinepixo.com/people/natacha-rambova)
- [Patsy Ruth Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/patsy-ruth-miller)
- [Frank Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-butler)
- [Polly Ann Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/polly-ann-young)
- [Walter Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-long)
- [Rudolph Valentino](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-valentino)
- [Agnes Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-ayres)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)

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