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:
Tim Whelan, Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell.
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) |
| Directing | Tim Whelan | Director |
| Writing | Miles Malleson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lajos Biró | Scenario Writer |
| Directing | Ludwig Berger | Director |
| Directing | Michael Powell | Director |
| Editing | Charles Crichton | Editor |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Georges Périnal | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Production Design |
| Writing | Miklós Rózsa | Story |
| Production | David B. Cunynghame | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oliver Messel | Costume Design |
| Camera | Osmond Borradaile | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | W. Percy Day | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Crew | Lawrence W. Butler | Special Effects |
| Directing | Geoffrey Boothby | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Vertès | Costume Design |
| Camera | Natalie Kalmus | Other |
| Production | Zoltan Korda | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Charles David | Assistant Director |
| Sound | A.W. Watkins | Sound Director |
| Writing | Miles Malleson | Dialogue |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Armstrong | Costume Design |
| Production | William Cameron Menzies | Associate Producer |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Supervising Editor |
| Sound | Jack Whitney | Sound Effects |