Screenplay:
Lajos BiróComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram, Hay Petrie, Glynis Johns, Leslie Phillips, Miles Malleson, Cleo Laine, Robert Greig, Henry Hallett (more)VOD (2)
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Legendary producer Alexander Korda's marvel The Thief of Bagdad, inspired by The Arabian Nights, is one of the most spectacular fantasy films ever made, an eye-popping effects pioneer brimming with imagination and technical wizardry. 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). With its luscious Technicolor, vivid sets, and unprecedented visual wonders, The Thief of Bagdad has charmed viewers of all ages for decades. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Conrad Veidt
German Empire
Best movies:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Casablanca (1942)
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Sabu
India
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Elephant Boy (1937)
June Duprez
UK
Best movies:
And Then There Were None (1945)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
John Justin
UK
Best movies:
Savage Messiah (1972)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
Rex Ingram
Ireland
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Hay Petrie
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Glynis Johns
South Africa
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Court Jester (1955)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
Big Time Operators (1957)
Miles Malleson
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Cleo Laine
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV movie)
Robert Greig
Australia
Best movies:
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Henry Hallett
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Allan Jeayes
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Elephant Boy (1937)
Norman Pierce
UK
Best movies:
The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Mary Morris
Fiji
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Haunting of Julia (1977)
John Salew
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)