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.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.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.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
Chick Alexander
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Joe Bacon
- Palace Guard
- (uncredited)
Noble Blake
- Palace Guard
- (uncredited)
Frederick Burtwell
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Mad Jack Churchill
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsIn the Land of Legend, the Old King says that he will give two signs of kingship to Abu the thief. Abu is then given three items: a magic crossbow, a quiver, and a small, ornate box, like a jewelry box. No mention is made in the dialogue of this box, but it can be seen in Abu's right hand as he talks to the Old King and also on the flying carpet as Abu flies away to rescue his friends. Apparently the crossbow and quiver were only one, not two, of the Old King's signs of kingship, and the other sign was the mysterious box, whose magical powers and purpose were lost on the cutting room floor.
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: Thief of Bagdad (2023)
- SoundtracksI Want To Be A Sailor
(uncredited)
Music by Miklós Rózsa
Lyrics by Robert Vansittart
Additional Lyrics by William Kernell
Performed by Sabu
Featured review
An enchantment.
Few movies appeal to both adults and children.This one does .Although there are three directors,it is most likely Michael Powell who's the brains here,his later work proves it in a definite way.There are already the incredible color search and the fabulous settings which will emerge again in such works as "a matter of life or death"(1946).Magic is everywhere and there are plenty of visual strokes of inspiration :every picture is magic itself.The script writers adapt stories from the Thousand and one Nights but make them their own .The special effects ,although absolutely extraordinary for 1940,remain tasteful ,which is not often the case today when they mainly serve to hide the weakness of the screenplays.
Conrad Veidt is a delightful villain,who might have inspired Walt Disney for "Aladdin" .June Deprez,whose talent is essentially decorative ,will play the part of Vera Claythorne in "and then there were none" (René Clair,1945).Sabu is certainly one of the best young actors of the era. John Justin is the perfect virtuous hero.
Compares favorably to Jean Cocteau's "la Belle et la Bête" (1945).
Remake by Arthur Lubin with muscle man Steve Reeves in 1961:although it's a far cry from this version,it's not bad .
Conrad Veidt is a delightful villain,who might have inspired Walt Disney for "Aladdin" .June Deprez,whose talent is essentially decorative ,will play the part of Vera Claythorne in "and then there were none" (René Clair,1945).Sabu is certainly one of the best young actors of the era. John Justin is the perfect virtuous hero.
Compares favorably to Jean Cocteau's "la Belle et la Bête" (1945).
Remake by Arthur Lubin with muscle man Steve Reeves in 1961:although it's a far cry from this version,it's not bad .
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Bagdadski lopov
- Filming locations
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA(Abu, Djinn & Ahmad in the canyon)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,180,000
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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