A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
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Jean Acker
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Agnes Ayres
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Barrymore
- Self
- (archive footage)
Richard Barthelmess
- Self
- (archive footage)
Vilma Bánky
- Self
- (archive footage)
Irene Castle
- Self
- (archive footage)
Vernon Castle
- Self
- (archive footage)
Charles Chaplin
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan
- Self
- (archive footage)
Louise Dresser
- Self
- (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
- Self
- (archive footage)
George Fitzmaurice
- Self
- (archive footage)
Frank Gallop
- Narrator
- (voice)
Lillian Gish
- Self
- (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith
- Self
- (archive footage)
William S. Hart
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gareth Hughes
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Includes basic details of Valentino's life, but little more
This is a decent enough introduction to the man and the legend for someone who is unfamiliar with Rudolph Valentino, but it contains little new detail for anyone else. Large segments of his life are skimmed over very quickly (such as his childhood in Italy and the time he spent as a teenager in France), and a large portion of the DVD consists of clips from his movies. I can understand why the producers wanted to include material that might actually encourage viewers to seek out his filmsmost people recognize his name, but often know little else about him aside from his being that twenties movie star their grandmothers twitter-patted over. But so much of "The Son of the Sheik" is included that you may feel as though there's no need to watch the actual film at all. In the DVD's favour the tone is by and large tasteful, avoiding speculative Hollywood Babylon style schlock, although at one point the voice-over insinuates that Valentino and Louella Parsons, the poison penned gossip columnist, may have been an item! (It's like imagining Antonio Banderas with Joan Rivers.) There was also a startling and disturbing image of Valentino taken after he returned to the States from his final trip to Europedrawn and haggard, looking years older than 31, he seems doomed already. Still, once again, unless you know next to nothing about Rudolph Valentino, the slightness of this production may disappoint you.
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- pocca
- May 26, 2005
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- Also known as
- Legenda Rudolfa Valentino
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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