The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE SIGHTS FROM THE THOUSAND OF ONE NIGHTS....
106 min
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.
- Release date
- December 25, 1940
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Music
- Miklós Rózsa
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- The Thief of Bagdad: The King's Fanfareinstrumental
- The Thief of Bagdad: The Harbor of Bagdadinstrumental
- The Thief of Bagdad: Processioninstrumental
- The Thief of Bagdad: Eternal Loveinstrumental
- The Thief of Bagdad: Gallop of the Flying Horseinstrumental
- The Thief of Bagdad: Dance of the Silvermaidinstrumental
- The Thief of Bagdad: The Marketplace of Basrainstrumental
- The Jungle Book: Orchestral Suiteinstrumental29:31
Cast
- Conrad Veidt as Jaffar
- Sabu as Abu
- June Duprez as Princess
- John Justin as Ahmad
- Rex Ingram as Djinn
- Miles Malleson as Sultan
- Morton Selten as The Old King
- Mary Morris as Halima
- Bruce Winston as The Merchant
- Hay Petrie as Astrologer
- Adelaide Hall as Singer
- Roy Emerton as Jailer
- Allan Jeayes as The Story Teller
- Toni Gable as Lady (uncredited)
- Robert Greig as Man of Basra (uncredited)
- Henry Hallatt as Citizen (uncredited)
- Miki Hood as Citizen (uncredited)
- Glynis Johns as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
- Cleo Laine as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
- Leslie Phillips as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
- John Salew as Fish Peddler (uncredited)
- Mark Stone as Masrur (uncredited)
- Frank Tickle as Citizen (uncredited)
- Ben Williams as Citizen (uncredited)
Crew
- Ludwig Berger · Director
- Michael Powell · Director
- Tim Whelan · Director
- Miles Malleson · Writer
- Lajos Biró · Writer
- Miklós Rózsa · Writer
- Alexander Korda · Producer
- Miklós Rózsa · Composer
- Georges Périnal · Cinematographer
- Charles Crichton · Editor
- William Hornbeck · Editor
- Vincent Korda · Production designer