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The Thief of Bagdad

Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan, (Zoltan Korda), (William Cameron Menzies), (Alexander Korda)
     106 m.
Synopsis
A reworking of the same Arabian Nights material on which Fairbanks and Walsh's classic 1924 film was based - about a beggar boy who thwarts the evil Vizier Jaffar, with the help of the magical Djinn he releases - now with more emphasis on spectacle and the use of colour. Impatient with Ludwig Berger's approach, Korda brought in Powell and Whelan to direct separate scenes - mainly with Sabu and Veidt, in Powell's case.
Director
Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan, (Zoltan Korda), (William Cameron Menzies), (Alexander Korda)
Screenplay
Lajos Biro
Photography
Georges Périnal
Edition
Charles Crichton
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cast
Conrad Veidt (Jaffar), Sabu (Abu), June Duprez (Princess), John Justin (Ahmad), Rex Ingram (Djinn)
Running Time
106 m.
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