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The Thief of Bagdad

7.1

Released February 19, 1940Runtime 1h 47min

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE SIGHTS FROM THE THOUSAND OF ONE NIGHTS....

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Production Countries

United Kingdom

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Videos

Cast

Conrad VeidtJaffar

SabuAbu

June DuprezPrincess

John JustinAhmad

Rex IngramDjinn

Miles MallesonSultan

Morton SeltenThe Old King

Mary MorrisHalima

Bruce WinstonThe Merchant

Hay PetrieAstrologer

Adelaide HallSinger

Roy EmertonJailer

Allan JeayesThe Story Teller

Joseph CozierMan Selling Fish (uncredited)

Toni GableLady (uncredited)

Robert GreigMan of Basra (uncredited)

Henry HallettCitizen (uncredited)

Miki HoodCitizen (uncredited)

Glynis JohnsPrincess's Maid (uncredited)

Alexander LaineUrchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

Cleo LaineUrchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

Sylvia LaineUrchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

Leslie PhillipsUrchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

John SalewFish Peddler (uncredited)

Mark StoneMasrur (uncredited)

Frank TickleCitizen (uncredited)

Ben WilliamsCitizen (uncredited)

Crew

Tim WhelanDirector

Ludwig BergerDirector

Michael PowellDirector

Geoffrey BoothbyAssistant Director

Charles DavidAssistant Director

Miles MallesonScreenplay

Lajos BiróScenario Writer

Miklós RózsaStory

Miles MallesonDialogue

Alexander KordaProducer

David B. CunynghameProduction Manager

Zoltan KordaAssociate Producer

William Cameron MenziesAssociate Producer

Charles CrichtonEditor

Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer

Georges PérinalDirector of Photography

Vincent KordaProduction Design

Oliver MesselCostume Design

Osmond BorradaileAssistant Camera

W. Percy DayScenic Artist

Muir MathiesonMusic Director

Lawrence W. ButlerSpecial Effects

Miklós RózsaSongs

Marcel VertèsCostume Design

Natalie KalmusOther

A.W. WatkinsSound Director

John ArmstrongCostume Design

William HornbeckSupervising Editor

Jack WhitneySound Effects

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Reviews

John Justin plays the hapless Sultan of Baghdad tricked from his throne by the evil (and superbly cast) Conrad Veidt. It's only by sheer luck that he encounters Sabu the gymnastic and clever thief in the palace dungeons and the two of them set off on a delightful series of adventures as he tries to...