Der Dieb von Bagdad (1940)
Der heimtückische Großwesir Jaffar hat den jungen Kalif Ahmed verraten und ins Gefängnis geworfen. Mit Hilfe des Diebes Abu gelingt ihm jedoch die Flucht. Zusammen fliehen sie nach Basra, wo sich der Kalif in die schöne Tochter des Sultans verliebt. Doch auch Jaffar begehrt die Prinzessin. Des Zauberns mächtig lässt er Achmed erblinden, verwandelt Abu in einen Hund und segelt mit der Prinzessin davon. Die beiden Freunde nehmen die Verfolgung auf, doch Jaffar lässt ihr Boot kentern, so dass beide getrennt werden. Nun liegt es an Abu, Bagdad von der Herrschaft des Großwesirs zu befreien.
Die Regisseur:
Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Ludwig Berger.
Der Autor:
Miles Malleson
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Conrad Veidt as Jaffar |
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Sabu as Abu |
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June Duprez as Princess |
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John Justin as Ahmad |
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Rex Ingram as Djinn |
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Miles Malleson as Sultan |
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Morton Selten as The Old King |
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Mary Morris as Halima |
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Bruce Winston as The Merchant |
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Hay Petrie as Astrologer |
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Adelaide Hall as Singer |
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Roy Emerton as Jailer |
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Allan Jeayes as The Story Teller |
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Joseph Cozier as Man Selling Fish (uncredited) |
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Toni Gable as Lady (uncredited) |
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Robert Greig as Man of Basra (uncredited) |
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Henry Hallett as Citizen (uncredited) |
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Miki Hood as Citizen (uncredited) |
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Glynis Johns as Princess's Maid (uncredited) |
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Alexander Laine as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited) |
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Cleo Laine as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited) |
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Sylvia Laine as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited) |
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Leslie Phillips as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited) |
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John Salew as Fish Peddler (uncredited) |
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Mark Stone as Masrur (uncredited) |
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Frank Tickle as Citizen (uncredited) |
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Ben Williams as Citizen (uncredited) |
| Camera | Georges Périnal | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Michael Powell | Director |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Lajos Biró | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Directing | Tim Whelan | Director |
| Editing | Charles Crichton | Editor |
| Directing | Ludwig Berger | Director |
| Writing | Miles Malleson | Screenplay |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Production Design |
| Writing | Miklós Rózsa | Story |
| Directing | Geoffrey Boothby | Assistant Director |
| Production | William Cameron Menzies | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Production | Zoltan Korda | Associate Producer |
| Sound | A.W. Watkins | Sound Director |
| Crew | Lawrence W. Butler | Special Effects |
| Writing | Miles Malleson | Dialogue |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Supervising Editor |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Armstrong | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Vertès | Costume Design |
| Production | David B. Cunynghame | Production Manager |
| Directing | Charles David | Assistant Director |
| Crew | W. Percy Day | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Natalie Kalmus | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oliver Messel | Costume Design |
| Camera | Osmond Borradaile | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jack Whitney | Sound Effects |