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25 joulukuu 1940 (USA) moreTagline:
One Thousand and One Sights from One Thousand and One Nights morePlot:
Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Now a... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Probably the best "Arabian Nights" film ever made. more (76 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Conrad Veidt | ... | Jaffar |
| Sabu | ... | Abu |
| June Duprez | ... | Princess |
| John Justin | ... | Ahmad |
| Rex Ingram | ... | Djinn |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Sultan |
| Morton Selten | ... | The Old King |
| Mary Morris | ... | Halima |
| Bruce Winston | ... | The Merchant |
| Hay Petrie | ... | Astrologer |
| Adelaide Hall | ... | Singer |
| Roy Emerton | ... | Jailer |
| Allan Jeayes | ... | The Story Teller |
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106 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Certification:
UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #02749) | West Germany:6 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Norway:A | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:PG (Ontario)Fun Stuff
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Filming began in Britain, but because of the Blitz, the production relocated to Hollywood. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: Despite taking place in the ancient Middle East, several scenes show local people speaking in Hindi, which is spoken in India. (Again, it's "Oriental" enough for a 1940s audience not to notice.) moreQuotes:
Genie: You're a clever little man little master of the universe, but mortals are weak and frail. If their stomach speaks, they forget their brain. If their brain speaks, they forget their heart. And if their heart speaks[laughter]
Genie: ... they forget everything.
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Most of the genre of "Arabian Nights" films were silly, cheesy, low-budget things, like "The Prince Who Was A Thief" starring Tony Curtis as an Arabian prince with a Brooklyn accent. This is an exception: A genuinely magical film, one of the best fantasy films ever made.
A beautiful film made in the most glowing of technicolors, it tells the simple story of a boy thief (Sabu) meeting a dethroned prince (the gorgeous John Justin), and helping him defeat the wonderfully evil usurper Conrad Veidt. Like "The Wizard of Oz" made the year before, the performances are so good that you believe in what you see on the screen. Flying carpets and horses, towering genies, dancing idols, it all seems perfectly believable and exiting. A classic.