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- The Greatest Live Action Adaptation of Aladdin ever, Alexander Korda's The Thief of Bagdad deserves to be the greatest Arabian adventure that Hollywood has to offer in 1940, and it is still an excellent flick today as of 2022.
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May 6, 2009 · The story is loosely borrowed from Douglas Fairbanks Sr.’s “The Thief of Bagdad” (1924), itself a great film. Fairbanks Jr. told me it was his father’s favorite. One major change is crucial: In the silent film, the thief and the romantic lead were one and the same, played by Fairbanks.
Nov 16, 2014 · Possibly Fairbanks’ most critically successful film (it didn’t totally win over audiences at the time), The Thief of Bagdad has finally been given the release it deserves in the UK though, with Eureka releasing it on dual format Blu-Ray and DVD as part of their prestigious Masters of Cinema series. I must admit, largely due to the poor ...
Jan 25, 2015 · An improved script would generally equal a better film, but the silent version of The Thief of Bagdad won me over through its breathtaking scale, beautiful production design and the endless charm of its protagonist. With the art director from the 1924 version, William Cameron Menzies, down as an executive producer on the colour remake, as well ...
Oct 1, 2021 · A look at why The Thief of Bagdad deserves just as much reverence as a fantasy classic like The Wizard of Oz.
- Cameron Olsen
The Thief of Bagdad is a treasure. First and foremost, it is a good story. Though my four children's primary exposure to this tale, the most famous of the stories of the Arabian Nights, comes from the Disney Corporation, the Thief of Bagdad held their interest to the end.
Deceived and deposed by his sinister adviser, Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), Ahmad (John Justin), the King of Bagdad, must find a way to reclaim his throne.
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The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor historical fantasy film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers Vincent and Zoltán.