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The Thief of Bagdad

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

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.

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

Top Billed 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

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2022-06-23

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 cont...