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1940 · 107 min · NR

The Thief of Bagdad

Directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

The Thief of Bagdad (1940) is a Adventure film, directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, and Tim Whelan set in Baghdad and Basra during ancient times. It runs 107 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of love & longing, friendship, and power & corruption play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Georges Périnal
Cast
Conrad VeidtSabuJune DuprezJohn JustinRex IngramMiles MallesonMorton SeltenMary Morris

The world of this film

Setting

Where
BaghdadBasra
Setting
Urban
When
Ancient

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingFriendshipPower & Corruption
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
WhimsicalRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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