Overview
Production co: London Film Productions
►106 min (UK) □ 5 December 1940 (USA)
Library synopsis: [It] Il giovane Ahmed, sultano di Bagdad, viene detronizzato dal Gran Visir Jaffar che lo fa rinchiudere in carcere. Nella stessa cella è rinchiuso il ladruncolo Abu che riesce a rubare la chiave della prigione e fugge con Ahmed. Vanno a Bassora dove Ahmed vede la bellissima figlia del sultano, se ne innamora e ne è ricambiato. Intanto anche Jaffar è venuto a Bassora a chiedere la mano della ragazza. Questa tenta di fuggire con Ahmed ma Jaffar, per virtù di magia, priva Ahmed della vista e trasforma Abu in un cane. Jaffar rapisce la principessa e ritorna a Bassora dove uccide, con uno stratagemma, il vecchio sultano. Ahmed, riacquistata la vista, viene a Bassora e tenta di strappare la principessa a Jaffar ma è sopraffatto e condannato alla decapitazione. Abu, liberato anch’egli dall’incantesimo, con l’aiuto di un gigante e attraverso una serie di peripezie, giunge a Bagdad sul tappeto magico e fulmina Jaffar con un arco infallibile. Trionfo di Ahmed e della sua giovane sposa, mentre Abu riparte sul tappeto volante. Segnalazioni Cinematografiche
Director: Alexander Korda, Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, William Cameron Menzies, Zoltan Korda
Cult stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Cult relevance index: ₪ 8.5 / 10
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Related videos
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Essential inner links and references
Amarcord [Italy / A. 2 - Nr. 10 - September-October 1997] | | La Espada Magica [Spain / 2006] (bk) | Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 7 - May 1974] (fz) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 2 - July-August 1962] (mg) | Dell Movie Classic [USA / 1961 - Nr. 1229] (cm)
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Gallery and video classification
(2 votes, average: 7,00 out of 10)
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Basic Card
| Genre | Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
|---|---|
| Director | Alexander Korda, Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, William Cameron Menzies, Zoltan Korda |
| Writers | Lajos Biró, Miles Malleson |
| Producer | Alexander Korda, William Cameron Menzies, Zoltan Korda |
| Cast | Adelaide Hall, Alexander Laine, Allan Jeayes Frederick Burtwell, Bruce Winston, Cleo Laine, Conrad Veidt, Glynis Johns, Hay Petrie, Henry Hallett, John Justin, John Salew, Joseph Cozier, June Duprez, Leslie Phillips, Mary Morris, Miles Malleson, Morton Selten, Norman Pierce, Otto Wallen, Rex Ingram, Roy Emerton, Sabu, Spoli Mills, Sylvia Laine |
| Certification | UK:U / USA:Approved (certificate #02749) / West Germany:6 / Australia:PG (TV rating) / Norway:A / Netherlands:14 (original rating) (1946) / Australia:G / Finland:K-8 / Sweden:Btl / Canada:PG (Ontario) |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Release date | USA 5 December 1940 (New York City, New York) | UK 19 December 1940 (London) | UK 25 December 1940 | USA 25 December 1940 | Sweden 28 April 1941 | Portugal 19 December 1941 | Denmark 6 March 1946 | France 11 April 1946 | Netherlands 12 April 1946 | Finland 7 November 1947 | USA 3 February 1948 (re-release) | West Germany 4 August 1949 | Austria 26 August 1949 | Japan 21 December 1951 | East Germany 3 August 1959 (TV premiere) | East Germany 14 May 1965 (re-release) | UK 24 July 1992 (re-release) | France 20 October 1997 (Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film) | USA 5 July 2000 (re-release) |
| Also known as | The Thief of Bagdad UK (original title) | Le voleur de Bagdad Belgium (French title) / France / Morocco (French title) | De dief van Bagdad Belgium (Flemish title) / Netherlands | Der Dieb von Bagdad Austria / West Germany | A bagdadi tolvaj Hungary | Bagdadin varas Finland | Bagdadski lopov Yugoslavia (Croatian title) | Bagdat Hirsizi Turkey (imdb display title) (Turkish title) | El ladrón de Bagdad Spain | El ladron de Bagdad Mexico | Il ladro di Bagdad Italy | O Ladrão de Bagdad Portugal | O kleftis tis Vagdatis Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor UK (complete title) | Tjuven från Bagdad Finland (Swedish title) | Tjuven i Bagdad Sweden | Tyven fra Bagdad Denmark | Zlodziej z Bagdadu Poland |
| Filming locations | Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (studio) | Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA (Abu, Djinn & Ahmad in the canyon) | Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England, UK (Abu & Djinn on the beach) | Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio) | Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall, England, UK (when Sabu is washed up on the beach with his wrecked boat) | Painted Desert, Arizona, USA (Land of legend) | Sennen Cove, Land's End, Cornwall, England, UK (Abu & Djinn on the beach) | United Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio) | Whitesands Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK (Abu & Djinn on the beach) | Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA (Abu, Djinn & Ahmad in the canyon) | Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England, UK (Abu & Djinn on the beach) | Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio) | Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall, England, UK (when Sabu is washed up on the beach with his wrecked boat) | Painted Desert, Arizona, USA (Land of legend) | Sennen Cove, Land's End, Cornwall, England, UK (Abu & Djinn on the beach) | United Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio) | Whitesands Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK (Abu & Djinn on the beach) |
| Box office/business | Copyright Holder: Alexander Korda Films, Inc.; 11 November 1940; LP10040 (in copyright registry) | Copyright MCMXL by Alexander Korda Films, Inc. || Spain - Gross: € 308.479,89 (recalculed) | Admissions: 1.160.098 |
| Production company | London Film Productions |
| Distribution company | United Artists Corporation (1940) (UK) (theatrical) | Minerva (Italy) (theatrical) | Theatre du Temple (France) (theatrical) | Dolores Sostre Sobre (Spain) (theatrical) | Deutsche London-Film Verleih (1940) (Germany) (theatrical) | Progress East Germany) (theatrical) | London Film Productions (1940) (USA) (theatrical) | United Artists (1940) (USA) (theatrical) | Nederland NV (1946) (Netherlands) (theatrical) | Film Classics (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Suomi-Filmi (1947) (Finland) (theatrical) | Yleisradio (YLE) (1961) (Finland) (TV) (1982) (1988) (2000) | Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD) | Elephant Films (2012) (France) (video) | Embassy Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS) | Finnkino (1997) (Finland) (VHS) | Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD) | MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) | MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS) | Manga Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD) | Nelson Entertainment (USA) (video) (laserdisc) | Pioneer Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) | Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (USA) (TV) | Triad Productions (2008) (USA) (DVD) | e-m-s the DVD-Company (2004) (Germany) (DVD) | AB Video (Italy) (VHS) | Mitel (Italy) (VHS) | Skema (Italy) (VHS) | Domovideo (Italy) (VHS) | Carlton Visual Entertainment LTD. (UK) (VHS) | Magna (The Korda Collection) (UK) (VHS) | Free-TV: DFF 1 03.08.1959 (East Germany) |
| Runtime | UK: 106 min | Italy: 106 min | France: 104 min | Spain: 106 min |
| Technical specifications | Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording) | Color: Color (Technicolor) | Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 | Laboratory: Technicolor | Film length (metres): 2912.36 m (12 reels) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm |
