Freely adapted from one thousand and one nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the caliph of baghdad. The techicolor is very lavish and this was an epic romance in its day. The film stars child actor sabu, conrad veidt, john justin, and june duprez. Roddy mcdowall, ian holm and peter ustinov appear in. This whole sequence is definitely the strongest point of the film and is one of the best scaresequences ive seen. The thief of baghdad ukfrance 1978 available on dvd public domain running time. Overview of thief of bagdad, the, 1978, directed by clive donner, with gabor vernon, arnold diamond, geoffrey cheshire, at turner classic movies. Release dates 9 also known as aka 19 release dates usa 23 november 1978. Directed by ludwig berger, michael powell, tim whelan. Marina sirtis in the thief of baghdad 1978 youtube. The thief of baghdad 1978 the arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet. The thief of bagdad, featuring sabu and conrad veidt. Thieves of baghdad is a nonfictional account written by col. A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
Achetez the thief of baghdad 1978 005869 by roddy mcdowall a petit prix. The thief of bagdad, a german remake of the 1940 film. The thief of bagdad 1978 changes the movie database tmdb. It is a story that combines several of the arabian night tales like the genie in the magic lamp, the flying carpet, the all seeing eye, etc.
A britishfrench coproduction, the film was released theatrically, except for the united states where it debuted on television. The thief of baghdad has been made thrice before under my familys banner. A british and french coproduction, the film was released theatrically, except for the united states where it debuted on television. The thief of bagdad is a 1924 american silent swashbuckler film directed by raoul walsh and starring douglas fairbanks, and written by achmed abdullah and lotta woods. The thief of bagdad is a 1940 technicolor arabian fantasy film, produced by alexander korda and directed by michael powell, ludwig berger and tim whelan, with additional contributions by william cameron menzies and korda brothers vincent and zoltan. Matthew bogdanos about the quest to recover over a thousand lost artifacts from the national museum of iraq in baghdad after the countrys counterinvasion.
This madefortv fantasy is a tale from the wellknown arabian nights fable featuring a flying carpet, a prince, a pretty maiden, and a genie. The thief of bagdad is a riot of special effects invention, some of which will, frankly, look a bit on the cheesy side to modern eyes, but which must have amazed 1940 audiences. The plot is simple, the characters accessible and the story elements mix fantasy and reality very nicely. The thief of bagdad is representative of the era in which it was written.
For better search specification use advanced search. The production is based on ahmed abdullahs 1924 novel of the same name, with film versions released in 1965, 1968 and 1978 by bohras production house. Douglas fairbanks is at his most graceful and charismatic in one of the classic silent films of the 1920s. The arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a. Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
With hasans help, he still manages to present himself as one of the suitors, but jaudur is also there, and says that taj is not the prince but a fake. A resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful princess. Portugal 30 march 1979 theatrical release austria april 1979 theatrical release denmark 2 april 1979. Sep 27, 2011 a network promo for the 1978 version of the classic fantasy the thief of baghdad, directed by clive donner and starring kabir bedi, peter ustinov, terence stamp, roddy mcdowall, ian holm, frank. Thief of baghdad, a ravikant nagaich 1977 indian film, starring shatrughan sinha, kabir bedi, bindu, prem chopra, prem nath and mehmood ali the thief of baghdad 1978 film, a tv movie starring kabir bedi and roddy mcdowall. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. It was directed by vijay pandey, who has earlier directed shows like sword of tipu. Ride the magic carpet into an arabian nights wonderworld, recreated in the splendor of magikmation. The thief of baghdad 1978 a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
Frank finlay, kabir bedi, marina vlady, roddy mcdowall. A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film. Sights like the sultan riding a mechanical horse over multicolored minarets to the genie and apu interacting despite their disparate sizes to a massive spider attacking. The thief of baghdad 1978 hcf rewind horror cult films. Kabir bedi and daniel emilfork in the thief of baghdad 1978. Marina appeared as a hareem girl in this 1978 remake of the thief of baghdad. Prime time tv listings from thursday november 23, 1978. Part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a. Roddy mcdowall, ian holm and peter ustinov appear in this middle eastern adventure. The thief of baghdad is a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, and has been transformed into several adapted versions of epic films starring a wide range of wellknowns such as douglas fairbanks 1924, steve reeves 1961, conrad veidt 1940, and others, even an animated version or two, and the films range anywhere from 1924 to an endless future of remakes, and is even available as a board game.
And yes, im now doing a 3d version of this fabulous fable, said the filmmaker. Sabu plays the heroic little thief who saves the day. The film has been considered as one of the finest vehicles in which steve reeves starred. As the thief of baghdad, his movements are dancelike nothing like the athletics he. The thief of bagdad, a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, derived from elements of one thousand and one nights fables. In the time of the arabian nights, the city of baghdad is ruled by. Part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
Released 1978, the thief of baghdad stars roddy mcdowall, peter ustinov, kabir bedi, frank finlay the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Mork is baffled by mindys efforts to teach him earthling selfdefense, so he tries to protect mindy and himself from the town bully without using any violence. The wonder picture of all time 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. The thief of baghdad tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
With roddy mcdowall, kabir bedi, frank finlay, marina vlady. It was distributed in the us and the uk by united artists. The thief of baghdad 1978 005869 by roddy mcdowall. The thief of baghdad is a 1978 film about a thief who helps a prince who fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. Howard storm with brion james george, kit mcdonough marcia, tom kindle rick. Il ladro di bagdad is a 1961 film directed by arthur lubin and starring steve reeves. The thief of baghdad tv movie 1978 release info imdb. Thief of baghdad was an indian fantasy adventure tv series that first aired on zee tv between 20002001. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The thief of baghdad 1978 cast and crew the arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet. It was originally intended to run for 48 episodes but it went offair in june 2001 abruptly due to a conflict between the production house and zee tv.
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. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. The show was loosely based on the arabian nights story. The thief of baghdad is a 1978 fantasy film directed by clive donner and starring roddy macdowall and kabir bedi. The thief of bagdad 1978 changes the movie database. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Mar 19, 2012 part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.