The thief of Bagdad : an Arabian fantasy / Alexander Korda presents ; screen play and dialogue by Miles Malleson ; scenario by Lajos Biro ; chief photographer, George Perinal ; directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell and Tim Whelan ; produced by Alexander Korda ; United Artists.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Thief of Bagdad (Motion picture : 1940) Criterion collection ; 431. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation Criterion Collection (Firm) Janus Films
Other Authors:	Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956 (Producer) Malleson, Miles (Screenwriter) Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948 (Screenwriter) Périnal, Georges, 1897-1965 (Cinematographer) Berger, Ludwig, 1892-1969 (Director) Powell, Michael, 1905-1990 (Director) Whelan, Tim, 1893-1957 (Director) Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943 (Actor) Sabu, 1924-1963 (Actor) Duprez, June, 1918-1984 (Actor) Justin, John, 1917-2002 (Actor) Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969 (Actor) Selten, Morton, 1860-1939 (Actor) Morris, Mary, 1915-1988 (Actor) Winston, Bruce (Actor) Petrie, Hay, 1895-1948 (Actor) Hall, Adelaide (Actor) Emerton, Roy, 1892-1944 (Actor) Jeayes, Allan, 1885-1963 (Actor) Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999 (Film editor) Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- (Commentator) Scorsese, Martin (Commentator) Eder, Bruce (Commentator) Moor, Andrew, 1964- (Writer of accompanying material) Christie, Ian, 1945- (Writer of accompanying material)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, [2008], ©2008.
Edition:	Special edition, full screen.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 431. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Arabian nights > Film adaptations. Princes > Iraq > Baghdad > Drama. Thieves > Iraq > Baghdad > Drama. Baghdad (Iraq) > Kings and rulers > Drama. Fantasy films. Action and adventure films. Feature films. Fantasy > Feature. Adventure > Feature. Adaptations > Feature. Drama. Film adaptations. Arabian nights. Kings and rulers. Princes. Thieves. Iraq > Baghdad. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Fantasy films. Action and adventure films. Feature films. Fantasy Adventure Adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	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.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. Booklet includes essays by film scholars Andrew Moor ("Arabian fantasies") & Ian Christie ("The lion triumphant"). Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Scorsese; optional audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; optional music and effects track; theatrical trailer (3 min.); color bars. Special features (disc 2): "Visual effects" documentary (c2008, 31 min.); Blue screen demo (2 min.); Powell reminisces about the making of the film (1987?, audio only); excerpts from a radio interview with Rózsa (1976, audio only); production and publicity stills gallery; Dufaycolor stills gallery; "The lion has wings" (c1940, 76 min., b&w), a propaganda film for the English war effort produced by Korda. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CS9 D0096651 VideoDVD
ISBN:	9781604650426 1604650427
Credits:	Associate producers, Zoltan Korda and William Cameron Menzies ; production designed by Vincent Korda ; special effects directed by Lawrence Butler ; musical score and songs by Miklos Rozsa ; production manager, David B. Cunynghame ; supervising editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes designed by Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, Marcel Vertes ; film editor, Charles Chrichton.
System Details:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Cast:	Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram, Miles Malleson, Morton Selten, Mary Morris, Bruce Winston, Hay Petrie, Adelaide Hall, Roy Emerton, Allan Jeayes.