Classic Film Guide

Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)

Outstanding Technicolor delight that won Oscars for Color Art Direction & Cinematography as well as Special Effects; Miklós Rózsa’s Score was nominated too (his first). Michael Powell had a hand in directing this remake of the 1924 classic which stars Sabu, in lieu of Douglas Fairbanks, in the title role. June Duprez plays the Princess, coveted by the evil Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), that falls in love with Prince Ahmad (John Justin), who'd been blinded and made a beggar. With Abu’s (Sabu) help, after he himself had been made into a dog, and more magic that includes a mechanical flying horse (a gift from Jaffar to the Princess's father the Sultan, played by Miles Malleson), a huge genie (Rex Ingram) released from a little bottle, an all seeing jewel, a flying carpet, and a dangerous multi-armed statue, Ahmad must battle Jaffar to save & win the Princess.

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