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The Thief of Bagdad (1940) [NR]

Release Date:
December 25, 1940

Original Title:
The Thief of Bagdad

Alternate Titles:
Der Dieb von Bagdad
El ladrón de Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy
The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor
Ο Κλέφτης της Βαγδάτης
Багдадский вор
ばぐだっどのとうぞく

Genres:
Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
London Films Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 6  BR: L  DE: 6  JP: G  US: NR 

Runtime: 107

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE SIGHTS FROM THE THOUSAND OF ONE NIGHTS....

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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.

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Assistant Camera:
Osmond Borradaile

Assistant Director:
Geoffrey Boothby
Charles David

Associate Producer:
Zoltan Korda
William Cameron Menzies

Costume Design:
Oliver Messel
John Armstrong
Marcel Vertès

Dialogue:
Miles Malleson

Director:
Michael Powell
Ludwig Berger
Tim Whelan

Director of Photography:
Georges Périnal

Editor:
Charles Crichton

Music Director:
Muir Mathieson

Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa

Other:
Natalie Kalmus

Producer:
Alexander Korda

Production Design:
Vincent Korda

Production Manager:
David B. Cunynghame

Scenario Writer:
Lajos Biró

Scenic Artist:
W. Percy Day

Screenplay:
Miles Malleson

Songs:
Miklós Rózsa

Sound Director:
A.W. Watkins

Sound Effects:
Jack Whitney

Special Effects:
Lawrence W. Butler

Story:
Miklós Rózsa

Supervising Editor:
William Hornbeck

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