Complex sentence: The film is a remake of a 1929 British silent film, directed and written by Walter Summers and based on the same novel, which coincidentally starred Victor McLaglen's younger brother Cyril McLaglen in the lead role.
Split into simpler sentences: The film is a remake of a 1929 British silent film. The earlier film was directed and written by Walter Summers and is based on the same novel, which coincidentally starred Victor McLaglen's younger brother Cyril McLaglen in the lead role.