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Kismet is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Dieterle released in USA on 1 october 1944 with Ronald Colman

Kismet (1944)

Kismet
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Released in USA 1 october 1944
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Fantasy,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating60% 3.0468153.0468153.0468153.0468153.046815

Kismet is a 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Page, and Florence Bates. James Craig played the young Caliph of Baghdad, and Edward Arnold was the treacherous Grand Vizier. It was directed by William Dieterle, but was not a success at the box office.

The film is based on the play of the same name by Edward Knoblock, which was also the basis for a 1953 musical. The play had been filmed three times before, in 1914, 1920, and again in 1930 by Warner Brothers in an English version directed by John Francis Dillon and in a German-language version directed by William Dieterle.

Synopsis

The story takes place "when old Baghdad was new and shiny", in an Arabian Nights atmosphere. Colman plays Hafiz, a middle-aged beggar and magician who parades about as the King of Beggars during the day, and as the Prince of Hassir during the night. As the Prince of Hassir he meets Lady Jamilla (Dietrich), the Queen of the Grand Vizier's harem, who knows he is a poseur but is fascinated by him.

Actors

Ronald Colman

(Hafiz)Marlene Dietrich

(Jamilla)Morgan Wallace
James Craig

(Caliph)Edward Arnold

(The Grand Vizier)
And :
Hugh Herbert
Joy Page
Florence Bates
Harry Davenport
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