He Broke the Sword of Napoleon with a Stroke of His Pen
The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued by his five sons. From humble beginnings the business grows and helps to finance the war against Napoleon, but it's not always easy, especially because of the prejudices against Jews.
- 6.2
- 1934
- Released
- 1h 28m
George Arliss
Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
Boris Karloff
Count Ledrantz
Loretta Young
Julie Rothschild
C. Aubrey Smith
Duke of Wellington
Robert Young
Capt. Fitzroy
Arthur Byron
Baring
Helen Westley
Gudula Rothschild
Reginald Owen
Herries
Florence Arliss
Hannah Rothschild
Alan Mowbray
Prince Metternich
Holmes Herbert
Rowerth
Paul Harvey
Solomon Rothschild
Ivan F. Simpson
Amschel Rothschild
Noel Madison
Carl Rothschild
Murray Kinnell
James Rothschild
Oscar Apfel
Prussian Officer
Lumsden Hare
Prince Regent
Brandon Hurst
Stock Trader
Gilbert Emery
The British Prime Minister
C. Montague Shaw
Stock Trader
Harry Cording
Man (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Official (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Man at Stock Exchange (uncredited)
Louis Shapiro
Napoleon Bonaparte (uncredited)
Rosita Marstini
Woman at Mayer Rothschild's House
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Reviews
George Arliss is great in this tale of the rise of a family from humble beginnings in Eastern Europe to control of one of the largest banking fortunes the world has ever seen. With the assistance of his four brothers, and under the gentle supervision of is ageing mother, Nathan Rothschild fights bigotry and prejudice as he attempts to use his skills and wealth to create an environment of peace in