Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Brilliant and touching

The first must-see film of the year.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Interesting quasi-historical period romantic drama surrounding the building of the Suez Canal in 1859-69,utilizing primarily French capital and expertise and Egyptian labor, much of it essentially slave labor in the early years. Although the run time is listed as 98 or 104 min., the copy I saw was only 74 min., missing about 25min. I'm not sure which sections were deleted, but the beginning and last part were there.Most of the main characters are uncommonly handsome or beautiful. This includes Tyrone Power, playing Ferdinand de Lesseps, a real person, who played an important part in building the Canal. Beautiful Loretta Young played Countess Eugenie de Montijo: who wanted to make up her mind whether she wanted to marry Ty or Napoleon III: soon to be emperor. She turns down Ty when he asks for her hand, keeping the Napoleon(Leon Ames) option open. Napoleon sent Ty to Egypt as a diplomat, his father being the chief consular there. He hoped this would put a damper on his romance with Loretta, which it did. Meanwhile, Ty soon discovered a new French beauty in Egypt: Annabella, as Toni. Her French accent was still rather thick at this time, but she provided quite a contrast to Loretta's character, who preferred the trappings of court life: lavish wardrobes, grand parties with dancing and such. Annabella's Toni was a tomboy, who preferred outdoor sports, including nude swimming, as Ty discovered. Apparently, she was sufficiently provided so that she could be carefree. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT.As things turned out, Ty's romantic relationship with both would not last. Loretta's character married Napoleon, while Annabella drowned in a horrible watery sandstorm, where the canal was being built.(Of course, in real life, Ty and Annabella would soon marry). When Ty returned to Paris, having completed the project, there was an emotional reunion with Loretta, as she congratulated him. The actual emperor's wife went to Egypt to formally dedicate the canal.Napoleon initially refused to back the canal project, but later changed his mind, allowing construction to begin. Ty also had to court the viceroy of Egypt, Sa'id(not Said!) for his approval of the project. He was nearly independent of the authority of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, which technically included Egypt. Enjoy either the abbreviated version or the full version, presently at YouTube

This is a very solid 20th Century Fox/Tyrone Power epic film. While not the best Power ever did, it is still very good and worth seeing. Plus, it gives people a chance to see the real-life Mrs. Power, actress Annabella. Rarely do you get a chance to see actors starring with their wives. The film score, sets, direction and script are all very good--though perhaps a little too much emphasis is placed on romance. Oh well, perhaps that's what you get for putting your wife in the film (just kidding). After you see this film, you might also then try watching the movie DISRAELI, so you can find out that just a few years after the French almost single-handedly built the canal, the British swooped in and obtained a 50% interest! Now that's cheeky!

The undertaking of the construction of the great canal at Suez was monumental. Sadly, "Suez" was not. Despite the grand beginnings (featuring a breathtaking ball gown with Loretta Young inside it) the film failed to deliver. Predictable in most every way, from the scene with the Indian sand reader to the stormy scenes between Powers and Annabelle. Good special effects. No plot continuity.

There could never be a product like this turned out today. The people are just not out there - at least not in the picture business.Zanuck expressed the opinion that Annabella was the only one of Power's wives good enough for Power. Zanuck was never one to always hit it exactly right on the head but he got it right with this one. Watch these two in this - it's a union of giants!Loretta Young !!!! Just plainly the most beautiful woman who ever lived. If Eugenie was one tenth this beautiful she deserved to wear a crown and live a hundred years, as the fortune teller predicted, and as Eugenie in fact did. Even Power's co-stars Madeleine Carroll in LLOYDS OF LONDON and Gene Tierney/Frances Farmer in SON OF FURY, ravishing as they all were, were not Young's equal.Victoria was badmouthed as too prim and proper but according to Zanuck she must have walked out on a few wires or otherwise there would have been some holdups on both the Suez Canal and the telephone (see ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL).There are so many elements in this that represent the very pinnacle of moviemaking that it would be gilding the lily to begin to enumerate them. We can but savor this thankfully as a flawless treasure; an example of the American commercial movie as an art form in the consummate sense.