Disraeli 1979

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Disraeli ★★★ 1979

Flamboyant, irreverant, a dandy, and a womanizer, Benjamin Disraeli (McShane) was also England's first Jewish Prime Minister and one of its greatest. This British miniseries examines the controversial figure and the Victorian era his life and career spanned. 208m/C VHS . GB Ian McShane, Mary Peach, Mark Dignam, Leigh Lawson, Rosemary Leach, Anton Rodgers, Margaret Whiting; D: Claude Whatham; W: David Butler.