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El Dorado

6.7/10
TMDB19 votes
Original: 98 min

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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About El Dorado

El Dorado (1921) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Ève Francis, Jaque Catelain, Marcelle Pradot, Philippe Hériat.

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Original language
Runtime
98 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
France
Production companies
Gaumont Série Pax, Gaumont
Writers
Marcel L'Herbier

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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.

Who stars in El Dorado?

Ève Francis, Jaque Catelain, Marcelle Pradot, Philippe Hériat, Claire Prélia, Georges Paulais. See the cast cards above for character names.

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