The Thief of Bagdad

Synopsis

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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Cast

Conrad Veidt

Jaffar

Sabu

Abu

June Duprez

Princess

John Justin

Ahmad

Rex Ingram

Djinn

Miles Malleson

Sultan

Morton Selten

The Old King

Mary Morris

Halima

Bruce Winston

The Merchant

Hay Petrie

Astrologer

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Adelaide Hall

Singer

Roy Emerton

Jailer

Allan Jeayes

The Story Teller

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Joseph Cozier

Man Selling Fish (uncredited)

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Toni Gable

Lady (uncredited)

Robert Greig

Man of Basra (uncredited)

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Henry Hallett

Citizen (uncredited)

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Miki Hood

Citizen (uncredited)

Glynis Johns

Princess's Maid (uncredited)

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Alexander Laine

Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Vincent Korda Production Design

Camera

• Georges Périnal Director of Photography
• Natalie Kalmus Other
• Osmond Borradaile Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• John Armstrong Costume Design
• Marcel Vertès Costume Design
• Oliver Messel Costume Design

Crew

• Lawrence W. Butler Special Effects
• W. Percy Day Scenic Artist

Directing

• Michael Powell Director
• Tim Whelan Director
• Ludwig Berger Director
• Geoffrey Boothby Assistant Director
• Charles David Assistant Director

Editing

• Charles Crichton Editor
• William Hornbeck Supervising Editor

Production

• Alexander Korda Producer
• William Cameron Menzies Associate Producer
• Zoltan Korda Associate Producer
• David B. Cunynghame Production Manager

Sound

• Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer
• Muir Mathieson Music Director
• A.W. Watkins Sound Director
• Miklós Rózsa Songs
• Jack Whitney Sound Effects

Writing

• Lajos Biró Scenario Writer
• Miles Malleson Screenplay
• Miklós Rózsa Story
• Miles Malleson Dialogue

Photos