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The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 English-language Adventure Family movie written by Lajos B R and Miles Malleson. The movie is directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda under the banner of London Films. In Bagdad, the young and naive Sultan Ahmad is curious about the behavior of his people. The Grand Vizier Jaffar convinces Ahmad to walk through the city disguised as a subject to know his people. Then he seizes the power telling to the inhabitants that Ahmad has died while he sends his army to arrest the Sultan that is thrown into the dungeons and sentenced to death. Ahmad befriends the young thief Abu that helps him to escape from the prison. They flee to Basra and plan to travel abroad with Sinbad. However Ahmad stumbles upon the beautiful princess and they fall in love with each other. But the evil Jaffar has also traveled to Basra to propose to marry the princess. When they each other, Jaffar uses magic to blind Ahmad and turn Abu into a dog. Is their love doomed? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The thief of bagdad stars Conrad Veidt in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, Miles Malleson and Morton Selten. The music was composed by Mikl S R Zsa. Cinematography was done by George Perinal and editing by Charles Crichton. The movie has a running time of 106 minutes. It was released on 25th December 1940 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The motion picture made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by United Artists.

Release Date 25 DEC 1940
Run Time 1 HOUR 46 MINUTES
Language

English

Genre

Adventure , Family , Fantasy , Romance

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