The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · Movie · 1h 47m · NR
AdventureFantasyRomance
"ONE THOUSAND AND ONE SIGHTS FROM THE THOUSAND OF ONE NIGHTS...."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Key crew
- Tim WhelanDirector
- Miles MallesonScreenplay
- Ludwig BergerDirector
- Michael PowellDirector
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
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
Stills
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Themes
princesslove at first sightgiant spiderflying horsesultanflying carpetbagdaddjinnorientthiefbaghdadblindness