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Film · Adventure, Romance, Fantasy

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

★ 7.1 · 315 votesIMDb★ 7.4 · 16,181 votes1 h 47 minRomance1940

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

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.

Director
Tim Whelan, Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell
Writers
Miles Malleson, Lajos Biró, Miklós Rózsa
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
February 19, 1940

The Thief of Bagdad cast

  • Conrad VeidtJaffar
  • SabuAbu
  • June DuprezPrincess
  • John JustinAhmad
  • Rex IngramDjinn
  • Miles MallesonSultan
  • Morton SeltenThe Old King
  • Mary MorrisHalima
  • Bruce WinstonThe Merchant
  • Hay PetrieAstrologer
  • Adelaide HallSinger
  • Roy EmertonJailer
  • Allan JeayesThe Story Teller
  • Joseph CozierMan Selling Fish (uncredited)
  • Toni GableLady (uncredited)
  • Robert GreigMan of Basra (uncredited)
  • Henry HallettCitizen (uncredited)
  • Miki HoodCitizen (uncredited)
  • Glynis JohnsPrincess's Maid (uncredited)
  • Alexander LaineUrchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
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