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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