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The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

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

19407.11h 47m

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.

Directed by Ludwig Berger
Written by Miles Malleson, Lajos Biró, Miklós Rózsa
Produced by Alexander Korda
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Top Cast

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Jaffar

Sabu

Sabu

Abu

June Duprez

June Duprez

Princess

John Justin

John Justin

Ahmad

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Djinn

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Sultan

Morton Selten

Morton Selten

The Old King

Mary Morris

Mary Morris

Halima

Bruce Winston

Bruce Winston

The Merchant

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Astrologer

Themes & Keywords

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About The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad is a adventure, fantasy, romance film released in 1940 exploring themes of princess, love at first sight, giant spider, flying horse, sultan, flying carpet. Directed by Ludwig Berger, it stars Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez. 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.

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