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The thief of bagdad continued fairbankss departure from the breezy adventurecomedies that had sustained him during his early career. With muhammad emam, fathi abdulwahhab, yasmin raeis, amina khalil. A story of pure fantasy in the best arabian nights tradition stars sabu as the cunning young thief of bagdad who encounters evil spells, magic carpets, and endless adventure. Also, there are at least nine different films titled or alternately titled the thief of bagdad. The thief of baghdad has spectacular special effects by any standard and earned four academy awards, including best color cinematography and best special effects. It is a story that combines several of the arabian night tales like the genie in the magic lamp, the flying carpet, the all seeing eye, etc. Through flashbacks, he reveals that when the conniving grand vizier jaffar conrad veidt tricks king ahmad into leaving the palace disguised as a subject, jaffar arrests the rightful ruler and imprisons him. The flying carpet scenes are pretty good, but apart from them this garrulous tv version of the classic arabian nights adventure is fairly short on special effects until daniel emilfork finally puts in a vivid appearance as a creepylooking genie painted green in the scene that comes closest to reviving memories of the classic 1940 version. Now a captive of the wicked grand vizier jaffar he is cast into a. Thief of baghdad 1961 an arabian nights thief steve reeves faces fire, flood and temptation to find a blue rose needed to save a princess giorgia moll. That is when i landed on the thief of bagdad from 1924. Its a fairly romanticised tale based on tales from the arabian nights and stars douglas fairbanks, one of the top stars of the time.
In ancient bagdad, abu, a goodnatured young thief sabu, befriends the deposed king ahmad john justin as both are imprisoned in the palace dungeon, awaiting execution under orders from the. This is another wonderful douglas fairbanks silent adventure epic. As the thief of baghdad, his movements are dancelike nothing like the athletics he. The thief of bagdad 1940 theatrical trailer youtube. Il ladro di bagdad is a 1961 film directed by arthur lubin and starring steve reeves the film has been considered as one of the finest vehicles in which steve reeves starred. The elaborate and lush backgrounds, the massive sets by william cameron menzies who would later design gone with the wind, all have an expressionist quality unique for american films of the time. Dec 20, 2019 the german bluray edition of the thief of baghdad 1961 starring steve reeves, giorgia moll, edy vessel, arturo dominici and daniele vargas, and directed by arthur lubin along with bruno vailati, is a great release. Douglas fairbanks silent classics collection the mark of zorro robin hood the thief of bagdad don q, son of zorro the black pirate. The search for a lost treasure will involve each of the heroes of this film through an atmosphere of suspense and excitement. Mar 19, 2012 part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. While he still has the humor and the stunts that make all his movies enjoyable, there is a definite selfconsciousness about the film. Jan 06, 2018 thief of baghdad 1961 movie clip strangeuniverse1. If you can separate the lazy stereotypes and cliches peddled by this arabian nights fantasy from your appreciation of the inspired moviemaking in front of you, youll enjoy the thief of bagdad. The thief of bagdad is a 1924 american silent swashbuckler film directed by raoul walsh and starring douglas fairbanks, and written by achmed abdullah and.
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Its not classic 1940 thief of baghdad with sabu, but, it is a lot of fun and extremely enjoyable. With steve reeves, giorgia moll, arturo dominici, edy vessel. In the time of the arabian nights, the city of baghdad is ruled by sultan ali bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming grand vizier ghamal. Abboudi abou jaoude is the owner of the posters and curator of thief of baghdad. After being tricked and cast out of bagdad by the evil jaffar, king ahmad joins forces with a thief named abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the princess he loves. The film stars child actor sabu, conrad veidt, john justin, and june duprez.
Douglas fairbanks is at his most graceful and charismatic in one of the classic silent films of the 1920s. The thief of baghdad 1978 the arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet. The thief of baghdad is a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, and has been transformed into several adapted versions of epic films starring a wide range of wellknowns such as douglas fairbanks 1924, steve reeves 1961, conrad veidt 1940, and others, even an animated version or two, and the films range anywhere from 1924 to an endless future of remakes, and is even available as a board game. I do not own the s of this movie, but since it is available in albeit in german, and the two uploads i saw in youtube one. The techicolor is very lavish and this was an epic romance in its. Hard to find film that now finally available in high definition. The blind beggar ahmad john justin tells the story of his former life as the king of bagdad and his dog abus past life as the human boy. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Freely adapted from one thousand and one nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing thief of baghdad near you. Watching this film i realized that those kind of movies like the thief of bagdad reminds us that sometimesnot often, but sometimesour perceptions of the world. Sep 11, 2011 prince ahmad is the rightful king of bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Furthermore, what ones sees in the thief of bagdad remained pretty much stateoftheart for.
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