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The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad
★ 7.1/10•1940•1h 47m•NR•Adventure•Fantasy•Romance

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.

Tim Whelan · Director

Miles Malleson · Screenplay

Ludwig Berger · Director

Michael Powell · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 47m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 19, 1940

Actors

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

The Merchant

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Astrologer

Adelaide Hall

Singer

Roy Emerton

Roy Emerton

Jailer

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

The Story Teller

Joseph Cozier

Man Selling Fish (uncredited)

Toni Gable

Lady (uncredited)

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Man of Basra (uncredited)

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