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The Thief of Bagdad is a British film of genre Science fiction directed by Michael Powell released in USA on 25 december 1940 with Conrad Veidt

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

The Thief of Bagdad An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor

The Thief of Bagdad
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Released in USA 25 december 1940
Length 1h46
Directed by ,    ,    ,    ,    ,    ,    ,    
Genres Science fiction,    Fantastic,    Fantasy,    Action,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating73% 3.696643.696643.696643.696643.69664

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor Arabian fantasy film produced by Alexander Korda, and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan, with contributions by Korda's brothers Vincent and Zoltán, and William Cameron Menzies. The film stars child actor Sabu, along with Conrad Veidt, John Justin, and June Duprez.

Although the film was produced by Alexander Korda's company London Films in England, due to the outbreak of World War II, filming was completed in California. The film won the Academy Awards for Cinematography, Art Direction (Vincent Korda) and Special Effects (Lawrence W. Butler, Jack Whitney) and marks the first major use of bluescreening in film. It was also nominated for Original Music Score.

Although this production is a remake of the 1924 version, the two films have significant differences; most significantly, the thief and the prince are separate characters in the 1940 version.

Synopsis

The film's backstory is told in flashback, mimicking the style of the Arabian Nights.

Actors

Conrad Veidt

(Jaffar)Sabu

(Abu)John Justin

(Ahmad)June Duprez

(Princess)Rex Ingram

(the Djinn)
And :
Glynis Johns
Miles Malleson
Morton Selten
Mary Morris
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