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.
A delightful hocus-pocus of colour, dashing adventure, and special effects.
– Don Macpherson,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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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.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
18 Oct 2008
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The Thief of Bagdad is a colorful, lavish and eye-appealing spectacle.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Jul 2010
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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.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
26 Nov 2012
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This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart.