Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal.

De Lesseps is a young aristocrat who conceives the idea for the Suez Canal. After Napoleon fails him, the British show interest. Though the production values make the film entertaining, its historical content is generally agreed to be awful.—Ed Stephan <[email protected]>