The Thief of Bagdad

Feb 19, 1940

1h 47m

★ 7.1

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE SIGHTS FROM THE THOUSAND OF ONE NIGHTS....

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.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

London Films Productions

The Thief of Bagdad Trailers

Cast

Jaffar

Conrad Veidt

Abu

Sabu

Princess

June Duprez

Ahmad

John Justin

Djinn

Rex Ingram

Sultan

Miles Malleson

The Old King

Morton Selten

Halima

Mary Morris

The Merchant

Bruce Winston

Astrologer

Hay Petrie

Singer

Adelaide Hall

Jailer

Roy Emerton

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