Thief of Bagdad, The1940

Director
Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies

Acters

Conrad Veidt (Jaffar)
Sabu (Abu)
June Duprez (Princess)
John Justin (Ahmad)
Rex Ingram (Djinn)
Miles Malleson (Sultan)

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.
In Bagdad, the young and naive Sultan Ahmad is curious about the behavior of his people. The Grand Vizier Jaffar convinces Ahmad to walk through the city disguised as a subject to know his people. Then he seizes the power telling to the inhabitants that Ahmad has died while he sends his army to arrest the Sultan. Ahmad befriends the young thief Abu that helps him to escape from the prison. They flee to Basra and plan to travel abroad with Sinbad. However Ahmad stumbles upon the beautiful princess and they fall in love with each other. But the evil Jaffar has also traveled to Basra to propose to marry the princess.
“Based on the Arabian Nights tales, this fantasy fulfills the universal desire for love and freedom rather than fear, violence, and tyranny.” – Movie Mirror
“This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart.” – rogerebert.com
“’The Thief of Bagdad’ is such a lavish production it is hard not to be impressed even now some 70 plus years after it was made.” – The Movie Scene