The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

7.9	Listal rating
7.8	IMDB rating

Fantasy (5), Adventure (3), Epic (2), Sorcerer (2), Remake (2), 1940 (2), Religious (1), Muslim (1), Teleportation (1), Song (1), Emir (1), Flying (1), Boat (1), Wish (1), Killing (1), Noble (1), Fairy Tale (1), Desert (1), Archery (1), Racist (1)

Description

This wondrous fantasy comes out of the pages of "A Thousand and One Nights." When the nefarious Jaffar usurps the Sultan's throne, the princess's beloved suitor Ahmad and the strong and handsome thief Abu use magic to help the king regain power. To defeat them, Jaffar causes Ahmad to go blind, and turns Abu into a dog. But the heroes over ... (more)

Directed by

Ludwig Berger

Michael Powell

Starring (View all) :

Jaffar

Abu

Princess

Ahmad

Djinn

Sultan

The Old King

Halima

The Merchant

Astrologer

Written by (View all) :

Miles Malleson

Lajos Biró

Videos


	THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, 4/28, Lafayette Theatre, Suffern NY

Lists


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