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When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu (Sabu) to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

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Title	The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Runtime	1 hr. 46 min.
Directors	Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
Country	UK
Studio	Criterion Collection
Genres	Action and Adventure \| Family
Description	Legendary producer Alexander Korda’s marvel The Thief of Bagdad, inspired by The Arabian Nights, is one of the most spectacular fantasy films ever made, an eye-popping effects pioneer brimming with imagination and technical wizardry. When Prince Ahmad (John Justin) is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu (the incomparable Sabu, in his definitive role) to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess (June Duprez). With its luscious Technicolor, vivid sets, and unprecedented visual wonders, The Thief of Bagdad has charmed viewers of all ages for decades.

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Impressive special effects for a 72 year old film. Major hit in its day and well deserved. Did anyone recognize the connection with Casablanca (Conrad Veldt)? Three points re: the uninformed comments - First, in the Arabic language translation of the Bible, Allah is the name used. Second, in the Quran Muhammad in his own words praised Christ and Christianity. Third, the Promised One of Sunni Islam is the second coming of Christ. A bit of education goes a long way in eliminating prejudice. As for the movie itself, it was a great romp.

23 days ago

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This movie was kind of cheesy, as is to be expected from a '40's movie. They could have had better extra's though...
I have always loved Aladdin and King of Thieves types, that's why I watched this. However, I must say that as a Christian woman I think this movie goes too far into "Allah"s religion. Most of the time it was unnoticeable, but there were times when it just plain offended me. Also, you have to remember, Lucifer works in subtly....

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this movie is gay paradise lol!

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I totally agree. I watched this because I was interested in seeing how part of the movie was, I didn't expect the full preview to be the opening credits, and then one second of a ship sailing. See 1 other reply

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It is a waste of the viewer's time and Hulu's time to offer a free 90 second preview of a film in order to try and convince people to subscribe to HuluPLus and then spend 89 seconds of the preview showing the opening credits and then just a one second glimpse of the actual movie. This preview does nothing to convince me to subscribe to HuluPlus, so it is a failure as advertising. A preview should start with the opening scene of a film, not the overlong credits. Just my opinion.

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