Release Date: 1934-04-07
Overview: 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.
Rating: 6.2 / 10
George Arliss
as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
Boris Karloff
as Count Ledrantz
Loretta Young
as Julie Rothschild
C. Aubrey Smith
as Duke of Wellington
Robert Young
as Capt. Fitzroy
Alfred L. Werker - Director
Nunnally Johnson - Screenplay
George Hembert Westley - Theatre Play
Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer
J. Peverell Marley - Director of Photography
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 h...