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The Thief of Bagdad

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

1940 · 1h 47m · Not Rated Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by Ludwig Berger , Michael Powell , Tim Whelan

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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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This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Alexander Korda's opulent Arabian Nights fantasy suffers from pallid performances and frequently succumbs to kitsch, but it still casts its fragile spell.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

The Thief of Bagdad is a colorful, lavish and eye-appealing spectacle.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

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.

Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh

A delightful hocus-pocus of colour, dashing adventure, and special effects.

Don Macpherson, Time Out

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