UK, 1916
35mm film, black and white
silent
A British fantasy film directed by William G.B. Barker and Horace Lisle Lucoque.
Plot Summary
A team of explorers discover a lost world deep in the African jungles ruled over by Ayesha, She Who Must Be Obeyed, an immortal queen kept young by a magic flame.
Credits
Crew
Directors: William G.B. Barker, Horace Lisle Lucoque
Barker Motion Photography
Producer: William G.B. Barker
Script: Nellie E. Lucoque
Novel: H. Rider Haggard
Cast
Alice Delysia (Ayesha)
Henry Victor (Leo Vincey)
Sydney Bland (Horace Holly)
Blanche Forsythe (Ustane)
Jack Denton (Job)
J. Hastings Batson (Bilali)
References
Books
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.15
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.432 – credits
