When the thief of bagdad douglas fairbanks sneaks into a royal palace, he discovers and instantly falls in love with a beautiful princess julanne johnston. The thief of bagdadreleased dec40stars,among others,conrad veidt as jaffar,sabu as abu,june duprez as the princess,john justin as ahmad and rex ingram as the djinn. 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 movie is about a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the caliph of baghdad. Douglas fairbanks is at his best as the dashing ahmed, the thief who wins a princess. 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. Kordas wartime arabian nights adventure starring sabu and notable special effects for its day. Sabu plays the heroic little thief who saves the day. A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. One of my goals in a future entry here on bg is to take a long look at the fairbanks version. Which is not to suggest that the film in any way adopts the complex multistory nature of that famous literary work, nay this is a straightforward story of flamboyant heroism saving the day and winning the prize. The author spreads the thief of bagdad is representative of the era in which it was written. As the name verily suggests, thief of bagdad is a fantasy adventure inspired by the lore of the arabian nights. The thief of baghdad british board of film classification.
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. The thief of bagdad is much lighter with its themes and textures than other films of that time, except for the disney animated films. 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. Oscar for the best special effects, the best cinematography and the best art direction in 1941. Thief of baghdad was a drama played on zee tv from 1999 to 2000. The story is loosely borrowed from douglas fairbanks sr. The thief of bagdad trailer masters of cinema youtube. In his detailed and very good booklet notes, frank dewald confirms this with his description. The thief of bagdad 1940 film the thief of bagdad is a 1940 british technicolor arabian fantasy film, produced by alexander korda, directed by michael powell, ludwig berger, and tim whelan, with additional contributions by kordas brothers vincent and zoltan and william cameron menzies. One of douglas fairbanks most popular movies, and famous until this day, the thief of bagdad literally lures us into a world of fairy tales from 1001 nights its all there, a dashing hero, the very picture of a man, fighting for a lovely princess, the villain from faraway mongolia, the magical tricks with ropes and flying carpets, and magnificent settings depicting old bagdad. Thieves of baghdad is a nonfictional account written by col. This book is wonderful and is one of the first muslim fantasy tales in the english. Thief of baghdad, a shriram bohra 1969 hindi film, starring dara singh, nishi, helen.
Sabu is perhaps best known for his role as abu in the 1940 british film the thief of bagdad. The thief of bagdad goodreads meet your next favorite book. Cast includes roddy mcdowell, kabir bedi, frank finlay, marina vlady, peter ustinov, terence stamp. 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. The techicolor is very lavish and this was an epic romance in its. In the 1940 film, they are made into two characters. 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. 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. The thief of bagdad the jungle book soundtrack from 1940, 1942, composed by miklos rozsa. The blind beggar ahmad john justin tells the story of his former life as the king of bagdad and his dog abus past life as the human boy. The thief of bagdad the jungle book soundtrack 1940, 1942. Dec 09, 2005 after the american invasion of 2003, looters took advantage of the iraqi governments collapse to steal priceless antiquities in the iraq museum. A few isolated shots in this new encoding have technicolor registration problems, and the same light grain is visible overall, but this is still the first really satisfying home video presentation of this title. In the time of the arabian nights, the city of baghdad is ruled by sultan ali bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming grand vizier ghamal.
A resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful princess. The thief of bagdad, a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, derived from elements of one thousand and one nights fables. The thief of bagdad 2cd rerecording download artwork. Belyanin takes the literary agent hypothesis path and claims that the titular thief is a friend of his named lev obolensky, descended. Much of the book is an accounting of how his unit set up camp in the library of the iraq museum in april 2003 and tried to recover lost artifacts. Inevitably, cinema quickly tapped into a reservoir of oriental tales to quench its thirst for romantic fantasy, adventure, and. Thief of baghdad zee tv part 33 by muhammad yousaf. The story has all the elements of an aladdintype story. Arabs of my generation, who came into political awareness in. Dashing, dazzling, and altogether magical, the thief of bagdad is an enchanting fantasy for children of all ages. The thief of bagdad simple english wikipedia, the free.
Through flashbacks, he reveals that when the conniving grand vizier jaffar conrad veidt tricks king ahmad into leaving the palace disguised as a subject, jaffar arrests the rightful ruler and imprisons him. Hes a spitandpolish marine, a competitive boxer, a classics s. It was distributed in the us and the uk by united artists. None of the authors had foreknowledge that, in the small hours of that day, the armed forces of iraq would invade and occupy the entire territory of the state of.
The thief of bagdad novel, a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, derived from elements of one thousand and one nights fables the thief of bagdad 1924 film, starring douglas fairbanks the thief of bagdad 1940 film, featuring sabu and conrad veidt the thief of bagdad 1952 film, a german remake of the 1940 film. The thief of bagdad, featuring sabu and conrad veidt. Directed by ludwig berger, michael powell, tim whelan. The stories retell the tale of the character in an original manner, full of deliberate anachronism, magic, and time travel. Director michael powell said that sabu had a wonderful grace about him. The thief of bagdad must find a blue rose to save the princess and win her hand. This madefortv fantasy is a tale from the wellknown arabian nights fable featuring a flying carpet, a prince, a pretty maiden, and a genie. He developed relationships with museum staff, and, drawing on his knowledge of ancient civilizations, as well as his knowledge of police work, having been a criminal prosecutor in new york for many years. After the american invasion of 2003, looters took advantage of the iraqi governments collapse to steal priceless antiquities in the iraq museum. Thief of bagdad soundtrack by miklos rozsa audio cd. Matthew bogdanos about the quest to recover over a thousand lost artifacts from the national museum of iraq in baghdad after the countrys counterinvasion. 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.
In ancient bagdad, abu, a goodnatured young thief sabu, befriends the deposed king ahmad john justin as both are imprisoned in the palace dungeon, awaiting execution under orders from the. Criterion has done an outstanding job,though there is a caveat which i will touch upon later. The thief of bagdad is representative of the era in which it was written. With roddy mcdowall, kabir bedi, frank finlay, marina vlady. It has characters like ahmed, shahzadi yasmeen, zareen, jaffar called himself as god. The author takes you from his experiences the day of the 911 attacks thru his reenlistment in the marines, and on to his work with his own special task force helping to recover this. The thief of bagdad, american swashbuckling film, released in 1924, that cemented douglas fairbankss reputation as a matinee idol. The poor of baghdad are aided by karim, the thief of baghdad. To win the hand of the caliph of bagdads daughter played by julanne johnston, a thief fairbanks embarks on a dangerous and mystical journey to secure the most. Projected onto the wall above george was an image of what has become a symbol of the museum looting.
When baghdad fell, colonel matthew bogdanos was in southern iraq, tracking down terrorist networks through their financing and weapons smuggling. 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. As james mann writes in his new book, the rise of the vulcans. The thief of bagdad 1940 deceived and deposed by his sinister adviser, jaffar conrad veidt, ahmad john justin, the king of bagdad, must find a way to reclaim his throne. With steve reeves, giorgia moll, arturo dominici, edy vessel. Legendary producer alexander kordas marvel the thief of bagdad, inspired by the arabian nights, is one of the most spectacular fantasy films ever made, an eyepopping effects pioneer brimming with imagination and technical wizardry. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. In the silent film, the thief and the romantic lead were one and the same, played by fairbanks. The plot was adapted from one thousand and one nights. The plot is simple, the characters accessible and the story elements mix fantasy and reality very nicely.
Watch thief of baghdad online, get latest updates, watch full episodes online, news, promos, and discussions at show completed. Criterions 2disc the thief of bagdad is an improvement over mgms 2002 budgetpriced release. 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, wit. The thief of baghdad by edward mortimer the new york. The techicolor is very lavish and this was an epic romance in its day. Buy thieves of baghdad book online at low prices in india. Thief of baghdad, a ravikant nagaich 1977 indian film, starring shatrughan sinha, kabir bedi, bindu, prem chopra, prem nath and mehmood ali. The film stars child actor sabu, conrad veidt, john justin, and june duprez. Stream the thief of bagdad the jungle book original score by miklos rozsa and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. In some ways, the musical style of the thief of bagdad is atypical of rozsa. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film. Roddy mcdowall, ian holm and peter ustinov appear in.
This was a fantastic book, and a great thing to read something about what our soldiers have done in baghdad that wouldnt have been seen in the mainstream media. One of the most imaginative of all silent movies, the thief of bagdad is a glittering arabian nights adventure fantasy set in the city of. Feb 11, 2015 when the thief of bagdad douglas fairbanks sneaks into a royal palace, he discovers and instantly falls in love with a beautiful princess julanne johnston. The new book thieves of baghdad chronicles efforts.
The thief of baghdad, bagdadskiy vor is a trilogy of novels written by russian fantasy author andrei belyanin. The thief of bagdad, a german remake of the 1940 film. The print is magnificent,as the colours are vibrant and clear. Of course, the wizard of oz, completed only one year prior to the thief of baghdad, is still fresh as a daisy, easily capable of charming the socks off each succeeding generation. F or centuries, a double helix of fact and fiction about the east has spiraled into legend and entered the wests popular imagination. That disc had a goodlooking picture but its track was heavily compressed and distorted. In 1942 sabu played another role based on a kipling story, namely mowgli in jungle book directed by zoltan korda, which was shot entirely in california. Buy thieves of baghdad book online at best prices in india on. Oct 30, 2012 thief of baghdad is just fine in my book.
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