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The House of Rothschild

  • 19341934
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.2K
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The House of Rothschild (1934)
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The wealthy Rothschild family undergoes prejudice from the anti-Semitic society they live within.The wealthy Rothschild family undergoes prejudice from the anti-Semitic society they live within.The wealthy Rothschild family undergoes prejudice from the anti-Semitic society they live within.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.2K
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  • Directors
    • Alfred L. Werker
    • Sidney Lanfield(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
    • George Hembert Westley(based on a play by)
    • George Arliss(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • George Arliss
    • Boris Karloff
    • Loretta Young
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  • Directors
    • Alfred L. Werker
    • Sidney Lanfield(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
    • George Hembert Westley(based on a play by)
    • George Arliss(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • George Arliss
    • Boris Karloff
    • Loretta Young
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    • 33User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Robert Young and Loretta Young in The House of Rothschild (1934)
    Boris Karloff and George Arliss in The House of Rothschild (1934)
    "House of Rothschild, The" Loretta Young, Robert Young (Vierra Coll.)
    "House of Rothschild, The" Loretta Young
    "House of Rothschild, The" Loretta Young
    "House of Rothschild, The" Loretta Young, Robert Young (Vierra Coll.)
    "House of Rothschild, The" Loretta Young
    Robert Young and Loretta Young in The House of Rothschild (1934)
    Robert Young, George Arliss, and Loretta Young in The House of Rothschild (1934)
    George Arliss and Loretta Young in The House of Rothschild (1934)
    Loretta Young in The House of Rothschild (1934)
    Robert Young, George Arliss, and Loretta Young in The House of Rothschild (1934)

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    George Arliss
    George Arliss
    • Mayer Rothschildas Mayer Rothschild…
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Count Ledrantzas Count Ledrantz
    Loretta Young
    Loretta Young
    • Julie Rothschildas Julie Rothschild
    Robert Young
    Robert Young
    • Capt. Fitzroyas Capt. Fitzroy
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Duke of Wellingtonas Duke of Wellington
    Arthur Byron
    Arthur Byron
    • Baringas Baring
    Helen Westley
    Helen Westley
    • Gudula Rothschildas Gudula Rothschild
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Herriesas Herries
    Florence Arliss
    Florence Arliss
    • Hannah Rothschildas Hannah Rothschild
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Prince Metternichas Prince Metternich
    Holmes Herbert
    Holmes Herbert
    • Rowerthas Rowerth
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Solomon Rothschildas Solomon Rothschild
    Ivan F. Simpson
    Ivan F. Simpson
    • Amschel Rothschildas Amschel Rothschild
    • (as Ivan Simpson)
    Noel Madison
    Noel Madison
    • Carl Rothschildas Carl Rothschild
    Murray Kinnell
    Murray Kinnell
    • James Rothschildas James Rothschild
    Georges Renavent
    Georges Renavent
    • Count Talleyrandas Count Talleyrand
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Prussian Officeras Prussian Officer
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • Prince Regentas Prince Regent
    • Directors
      • Alfred L. Werker
      • Sidney Lanfield(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
      • George Hembert Westley(based on a play by)
      • George Arliss(contributing writer) (uncredited)
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    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. —Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
    • family character name in title
    • psychotronic film
    • timeframe 1780s
    • timeframe 1810s
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      • Howling mobs made way for this lone figure, walking with dignity to his mother's house. The House of Rothschild! The house of five brothers, who stood steadfast against all their enemies! (Print Ad- The Gazette, ((Montreal PQ)) 5 May 1934)
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
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      • War
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    • Trivia
      The brief closing scene was shot in the newly developed three-strip Technicolor process; filmed in 1933, this was the first feature film to include such a sequence.
    • Goofs
      The gathering of all of the five sons of Mayer Rothschild on his deathbed never happened; the scene was a dramatic license taken by the writers. In reality, only two of his sons were present while the others were living in different European nations.
    • Quotes

      Nathan Rothschild: I lost the bid on a technicality.

      Hannah Rothschild: A technicality?

      Nathan Rothschild: Because I'm a Jew.

    • Alternate versions
      Older television prints of "House of Rothschild" were totally in black-and-white, and did not show the final scene in its original Technicolor form. Most current TV prints have now restored the Technicolor finale.
    • Connections
      Featured in Der ewige Jude (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      La Marseillaise
      (1792) (uncredited)

      Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

      Arranged by Alfred Newman

      Played often in the score

    User reviews33

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    7/10
    fascinating film about the international banking family
    Darryl F. Zanuck covered Napoleon's sweep across Europe in two early films: "Lloyds of London," in which Tyrone Power plays a fictional character who continues insuring the British fleet so that his childhood friend, Horatio Nelson, can win the war; and "The House of Rothschild" in which Nathan Rothschild and his banker brothers provide the financing to beat Napoleon. Both are excellent films.

    There are a few historical liberties in "The House of Rothschild," but the film is based on fact. George Arliss has a dual role as Mayer Rothschild and his son, Nathan. When the film begins, the family is living in a Prussian Jewish ghetto where Mayer is doing well but doesn't want the tax collectors to know. On his deathbed, he instructs his sons to establish banking houses throughout Europe as so much money is stolen when it is being carried by messengers. The plot then focuses on Nathan and goes into the rampant anti-Semitism which forces Nathan out of an important loan. It also shows his brilliance for business as he fights Count Ledrantz (Boris Karloff) who spreads propaganda and incites pogroms. The climax of the film takes place when it appears Napoleon is winning and Nathan starts buying up everything on the stock market, which is bottoming out, in order to keep the deal he made for the war effort. Though not much is made of it, the Rothschilds had informants everywhere, which enabled them to get information before anyone else. He is able to announce before it is made public that Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo.

    "House of Rothschild" stars one of the great actors, George Arliss. Other actors from the stage entering films often used tremulous voices and melodramatic gestures but Arliss had a tremendous speaking voice and a grand acting style that made a powerful impression on the screen and infused the characters he played with a believability as well. A blond, beautiful Loretta Young is on hand as his daughter, who is in love with a Gentile named Fitzroy (Robert Young) - and though one would expect the love story to be fiction, it isn't.

    This film has an interesting history of its own: Excerpts from it, taken out of context, were used in the anti-semitic Nazi films Der ewige Jude and Die Rothschilds. Despite persecution, the Rothschilds remain an extremely powerful family in the present - the original name of the family was Bauer; Rothschild is actually German for "red shield," which is in the center of the family coat of arms. Today, they're in a variety of occupations besides banking - actress Helena Bonham Carter is a Rothschild due to a marriage on her mother's side.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rothschild
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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