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1940

The Thief of Bagdad

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.

Credits

Directors

Ludwig Berger , Michael Powell , Tim Whelan

Producer

Alexander Korda

Writers

Miles Malleson , Miklós Rózsa

Cinematographer

Georges Périnal

Composer

Miklós Rózsa

Cast

Conrad Veidt , SABU , June Duprez , John Justin , Rex Ingram , Miles Malleson , Morton Selten , Mary Morris , Bruce Winston , Hay Petrie

Studio

London Films Productions

Genres

Romance Fantasy Adventure

Posters

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The Thief of Bagdad (1940) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) international poster - US
US international
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) character poster - US
US character
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) imax poster - US
US imax

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