The Thief of Bagdad

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

7.119401h 47m

Released

Adventure

Fantasy

Romance

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1940-02-19

Runtime1h 47m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Keywords

Videos

2 total

Trailer

The Thief Of Bagdad ≣ 1940 ≣ Trailer

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

YouTube TV

Criterion Channel

HBO Max

US data via JustWatch

Cast & Crew

Conrad Veidt

as Jaffar

Sabu

as Abu

June Duprez

as Princess

John Justin

as Ahmad

Rex Ingram

as Djinn

Miles Malleson

as Sultan

Morton Selten

as The Old King

Mary Morris

as Halima

Bruce Winston

as The Merchant

Hay Petrie

as Astrologer

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jun 23, 2022

7/10

John Justin plays the hapless Sultan of Baghdad tricked from his throne by the evil (and superbly cast) Conrad Veidt. It's only by sheer luck that he encounters Sabu the gymnastic and clever thief in the palace dungeons and the two of them set off on a delightful series of adventures as he tries to regain his throne and to reclaim his love from the…

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