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Classic epic 'Thief of Bagdad' to screen in Brandon - Addison Independent
“The Thief of Bagdad,” a celebrated triumph for actor/director Douglas Fairbanks stands as one of greatest achievements of cinema’s silent era. It’s a film filled with images of flying carpets ...
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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.
With Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin. After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
- 1940-12-25
Nov 6, 2019 · After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
- 106 min
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- Anonymous Horror
May 6, 2009 · This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart. An early Technicolor movie, it employs colors gladly and with boldness, using costumes to introduce a rainbow. It has adventure, romance, song, a Miklos Rozsa score that one critic said is "a symphony accompanied by a movie."
When Prince Ahmad (John Justin) is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu (the incomparable Sabu, in his definitive role) to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess (June Duprez).
- Jaffar
Deceived and deposed by his sinister adviser, Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), Ahmad (John Justin), the King of Bagdad, must find a way to reclaim his throne.
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- Fantasy
The Thief of Bagdad: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston. A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
