![]() Zoltan Korda, 1938) and the German star Conrad Veidt, whose sojourn in Britain had already included appearances in Powell and Pressburger's Spy in Black (1939) and Contraband (1940). ![]() Robert Flaherty/Zoltan Korda, 1937) and The Drum (d. Won one of the film's three Academy Awards (the others were for cinematographyĪnd art direction), the film featured spirited performances, particularly from Sabu, already a star thanks to Korda's The Elephant Boy (d. As well as the spectacular effects, for which Laurence Butler The Thief of Bagdad Brief Synopsis A young thief faces amazing monsters to return Bagdad's deposed king to the throne. With Kabir Bedi, Daniel Emilfork, Frank Finlay, Ian Holm. ![]() William Cameron Menzies shot additional footage there.ĭespite its troubled production, The Thief of Bagdad was a great success when it was released in December 1940, itsĬolourful fantasy offering audiences a welcome escape from the grim daily reality of war, at a time when both colour film stock and genuine fantasy were a rarity in Britain. The Thief of Baghdad: Directed by Clive Donner. The production moved to America after the start of the war, Zoltan Korda and 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. American Tim Whelan shot the battle scenes, and Berger was left with a few love scenes, most or all of which were later re-shot by Korda himself. 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. The celebrated scene in which the djinni ( Rex Ingram) is released from theīottle. Powell handled many of the most spectacular sequences, including In the end, no fewer than six directors were involved He nuzzles the perfumes from her damp hair in turn, the jasmine and roses a caress of fragrance swirling sweetly from his lungs into his hips. Opposite to Korda's own approach as a director. Fresh from their bath, Jaffar comes to embrace Yassamin from behind his perfumes wrap about her gently, enfolding her in their dark voluptuousness, his firm and loving care. Korda strongly disapproved of Berger's style which, with itsĬoncentration on actors at the expense of the lavish sets, was almost the exact When Berger refused to resign, Korda, in the most extreme example of his interfering tendencies, insisted on co-directing all of Berger's scenes, to theĬonfusion of cast and crew and the disgust of Berger himself, who finally walked Version starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr - to the German director Ludwig Berger, but brought in Michael Powell when he was unhappy with Berger's vision for the film. ![]() Now a captive of the wicked Grand Vizier Jaffar he is cast. Producer Alexander Korda originally assigned thisĪrabian Nights-style adventure - which had been a hit in its 1924 Hollywood Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. With the help of the young thief Abu, the overthrown king, Ahmad, triumphs over the wicked Vizier and wins the Sultan's beautiful daughter. ![]()
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