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The Thief of Bagdad( 1940)

TV-MAAdventureFantasyRomance
71%
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Conrad Veidt

      Jaffar

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      Sabu

      Abu

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      June Duprez

      Princess

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      John Justin

      Ahmad

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      Rex Ingram

      Djinn

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      Miles Malleson

      Sultan

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      Morton Selten

      The Old King

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      Mary Morris

      Halima

    9. cast image

      Bruce Winston

      The Merchant

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      Hay Petrie

      Astrologer

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      Adelaide Hall

      Singer

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      Roy Emerton

      Jailer

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      Allan Jeayes

      The Story Teller

    14. cast image

      Joseph Cozier

      Man Selling Fish (uncredited)

    15. cast image

      Toni Gable

      Lady (uncredited)

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      Robert Greig

      Man of Basra (uncredited)

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      Henry Hallett

      Citizen (uncredited)

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      Miki Hood

      Citizen (uncredited)

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      Glynis Johns

      Princess's Maid (uncredited)

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      Alexander Laine

      Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

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      Cleo Laine

      Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

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      Sylvia Laine

      Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

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      Leslie Phillips

      Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

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      John Salew

      Fish Peddler (uncredited)

    25. cast image

      Mark Stone

      Masrur (uncredited)

    26. cast image

      Frank Tickle

      Citizen (uncredited)

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      Ben Williams

      Citizen (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    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 regain his throne and to reclaim his love from the evil clutches of his former Vizier. This is a cracking fantasy adventure from Alexander Korda and wonderfully scored by Miklos Rosza that brings us Rex Ingram as the outrageously theatric genie in an enormous red nappy; Miles Malleson (who also contr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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    • beautiful princess
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