This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart.
The Thief of Bagdad
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE SIGHTS FROM THE THOUSAND OF ONE NIGHTS....
1940 · 1h 47m · Not Rated
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Ludwig Berger
,
Michael Powell
,
Tim Whelan
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The Thief of Bagdad
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.
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Alexander Korda's opulent Arabian Nights fantasy suffers from pallid performances and frequently succumbs to kitsch, but it still casts its fragile spell.
The Thief of Bagdad is a colorful, lavish and eye-appealing spectacle.
Treating cinema as a giant toy box, Korda resembles a child with an overactive imagination, giddily piling on every exotic and magical conceit the story can handle.
A delightful hocus-pocus of colour, dashing adventure, and special effects.
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