The Thief of Bagdad(Movie, 1940)

Name: The Thief of Bagdad
Genre: Action, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Released: 1940
Duration: T01:46:00
Rating: 3.6

| 1h 46min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 108 votes)

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor historical fantasy film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers Vincent and Zoltán. The film stars Indian-born teen actor Sabu, Conrad Veidt, John Justin, and June Duprez. It was released in the US and the UK by United Artists. Although produced by Alexander Korda's company London Films in London, the film was completed in Californi... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Thief of Bagdad

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Special Effects nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects

About 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.

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Trailer for The Thief of Bagdad + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Thief Of Bagdad ≣ 1940 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:40)

The Thief Of Bagdad ≣ 1940 ≣ Trailer (Trailer) | Video (Trailer) | Der Dieb von Bagdad ≣ 1940 ≣ Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Baghdad

Based on: "The Thief of Bagdad" (movie, 1924)

Made by: United Artists, London Film Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/25/1940

Cast: Conrad Veidt, Sabu Dastagir, John Justin, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, Glynis Johns, Miles Malleson, Adelaide Hall, Rex Ingram, Leslie Phillips

Director: Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies, Ludwig Berger

Producer: Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies

Screenwriter: Lajos Bíró, Miles Malleson

Film Editor: Charles Crichton

Director of Photography: Georges Périnal

Composer: Miklós Rózsa

Production Designer: Vincent Korda

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der Dieb von Bagdad"

"El ladrón de Bagdad"

"The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor"

"Ο Κλέφτης της Βαγδάτης"

"ばぐだっどのとうぞく"

"Багдадский вор"

Keywords: flying carpet, orient, sultan, thief, djinn, baghdad, technicolor, magic lamp, genie, wretch, turned into animal, arabian nights, giant spider

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