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The Thief of Bagdad (1940) (1940)  link to The Thief of Bagdad (1940) on IMDb  

Number: 1795

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7.5/10 (10481 votes)

Country: UK, 106 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

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Director(s): Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda

Storyline:
In Bagdad, the young and naive Sultan Ahmad is curious about the behavior of his people. The Grand Vizier Jaffar convinces Ahmad to walk through the city disguised as a subject to know his people. Then he seizes the power telling to the inhabitants that Ahmad has died while he sends his army to arrest the Sultan that is thrown into the dungeons and sentenced to death. Ahmad befriends the young thief Abu that helps him to escape from the prison. They flee to Basra and plan to travel abroad with Sinbad. However Ahmad stumbles upon the beautiful princess and they fall in love with each other. But the evil Jaffar has also traveled to Basra to propose to marry the princess. When they see each other, Jaffar uses magic to blind Ahmad and turn Abu into a dog. Is their love doomed?

Cast:

photo Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt Jaffar
photo Sabu Sabu Abu
photo June Duprez June Duprez Princess
photo John Justin John Justin Ahmad
photo Rex Ingram Rex Ingram Djinn

Medium: Media file,

Location: [Klingon]H:\Victor's Movies\The Thief Of Bagdad-1940.mp4

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