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El Dorado (1921)

1921-10-28 · 1h 38m · FR
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In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's father Estiria, a prominent citizen, refuses them both help and recognition, fearful of jeopardising the engagement of his adult daughter Iliana to a wealthy nobleman. Iliana however slips away from her engagement party to meet her real lover Hedwick, a Swedish painter. Sibilla, in desperation after a further rejection by Estiria, sees an opportunity to blackmail him by locking the lovers overnight in their meeting-place in the Alhambra.

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Marcel L'HerbierDirector, Writer

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Ève FrancisÈve FrancisSibillaJaque CatelainJaque CatelainHedwickMarcelle PradotMarcelle PradotIlianaPhilippe HériatPhilippe HériatJoao, le bouffonClaire PréliaClaire PréliaLa comtesse suédoiseGeorges PaulaisGeorges PaulaisEsteriaÉdith RéalÉdith RéalConceptionMax DhartignyMax DhartignyLe patron de l'El DoradoÉmile Saint-OberÉmile Saint-OberL'aveugleJeanne BérangèreJeanne BérangèreFloreMichel DuranMichel DuranNoémi SeizeNoémi Seize

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What is El Dorado about?

In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's father Estiria, a prominent citizen, refuses them both help and recognition, fearful of jeopardising the engagement of his adult daughter Iliana to a wealthy nobleman. Iliana however slips away from her engagement party to meet her real lover Hedwick, a Swedish painter. Sibilla, in desperation after a further rejection by Estiria, sees an opportunity to blackmail him by locking the lovers overnight in their meeting-place in the Alhambra.

How long is El Dorado?

El Dorado has a runtime of 98 minutes.