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The Thief of Bagdad
Directed by
Ludwig Berger
,
Michael Powell
,
Tim Whelan
Not Rated
1940
1h 47m
Adventure
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7.4
100%
81%
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After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
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Cast of The Thief of Bagdad
Conrad Veidt
Jaffar
Sabu
Abu
June Duprez
Princess
John Justin
Ahmad
Rex Ingram
Djinn
Miles Malleson
Sultan / Writer
Morton Selten
The Old King
Mary Morris
Halima
Bruce Winston
The Merchant
Hay Petrie
Astrologer
Adelaide Hall
Singer
Roy Emerton
Jailer
Allan Jeayes
The Story Teller
Joseph Cozier
Man Selling Fish (uncredited)
Toni Gable
Lady (uncredited)
Robert Greig
Man of Basra (uncredited)
Henry Hallett
Citizen (uncredited)
Miki Hood
Citizen (uncredited)
Glynis Johns
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
Alexander Laine
Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
Cleo Laine
Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
Sylvia Laine
Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
Leslie Phillips
Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
John Salew
Fish Peddler (uncredited)
Mark Stone
Masrur (uncredited)
Frank Tickle
Citizen (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Citizen (uncredited)
Ludwig Berger
Director
Michael Powell
Director
Tim Whelan
Director
Lajos Biró
Writer
Miklós Rózsa
Writer
Alexander Korda
Producer
The Thief of Bagdad Ratings & Reviews
Mister Arn
May 16, 2025
The bright colors and well-shot special effects overcome the story to make a delightful film.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Alexander Korda's opulent Arabian Nights fantasy suffers from pallid performances and frequently succumbs to kitsch, but it still casts its fragile spell.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
An enchanting, supremely mounted fable that deservedly won the techical Oscars in 1940, and still is most enjoyable today.
Variety
Variety Staff
The Thief of Bagdad is a colorful, lavish and eye-appealing spectacle.
AV Club
Scott Tobias
Treating cinema as a giant toy box, Korda resembles a child with an overactive imagination, giddily piling on every exotic and magical conceit the story can handle.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
One of the best ever fantasy films.
Filmcritic.com
Don Willmott
it's impossible not to notice how much of the imagery we associate with "Arabian nights" -- genies, bottles, magic carpets, evil sultans -- comes directly from this film
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
This lavish enterprise from producer Alexander Korda reveled in the brave new visual world that The Wizard of Oz explored only the year before.
PopMatters
Chris Barsanti
...like a Bollywood take on 1001 Arabian Nights.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Despite some sluggish spots, the result is still dazzling, enough to enchant entirely new generations of dreamy children.
Slant Magazine
Bill Weber
A fable light on condescension but committed enough to the pleasure principle that the audience is served one giddy act of visual sorcery after another.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
Not quite as charming or magical as the original best are Abu's adventures with Ingram's baleful genie, whose meeting on the beach with Abu is an unforgettable highlight.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Sumptuous colorful fantasy. A true classic of the genre.
New Times
Luke Y. Thompson
A great classic fantasy for the whole family.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
Ranks next to Fantasia as the most beguiling and wondrous film of this troubled season.
Chico Enterprise-Record
Luanne Brown
A childhood favorite....
TV Guide
Perhaps the most splendid fantasy film ever made.
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