Screenplay:
Lajos BiróComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram, Hay Petrie, Glynis Johns, Leslie Phillips, Miles Malleson, Cleo Laine, Robert Greig, Henry Hallett (more)Plots(1)
Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Now a captive of the wicked Grand Vizier Jaffar he is cast into a dungeon where he meets Abu, the best thief in all Bagdad. Together they escape and set about a series of adventures that involve a Djinni in a bottle, a mechanical flying horse, an all-seeing magic jewel, a flying carpet and a beautiful princess. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Conrad Veidt
German Empire
Best movies:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Casablanca (1942)
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Sabu
India
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Elephant Boy (1937)
June Duprez
UK
Best movies:
And Then There Were None (1945)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
John Justin
UK
Best movies:
Savage Messiah (1972)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Rex Ingram
Ireland
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Hay Petrie
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Glynis Johns
South Africa
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Court Jester (1955)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Miles Malleson
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Cleo Laine
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV movie)
Robert Greig
Australia
Best movies:
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Henry Hallett
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Allan Jeayes
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Elephant Boy (1937)
Norman Pierce
UK
Best movies:
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Mary Morris
Fiji
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Full Circle (1977)
John Salew
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)