Essentially behind Berger's back, British director Michael Powell was brought in to shoot various scenes—and Powell's scheduled work grew in amount and importance whilst, in the meantime, Korda himself did his best to undercut Berger on his own set; and while publicly siding with Berger on the issue of the music, he also undercut Berger's chosen composer (Oscar Straus) by bringing in Miklos Rozsa and putting him into an office directly adjacent to Berger's with a piano, to work on a score.
By the end of the year, Korda found himself running out of money and credit, and in the spring of 1940 he arranged to move the entire production to Hollywood (where some shots of the movie's young star Sabu had to be redone, for he had grown more than 3 inches (76 mm) during the year since shooting had commenced). Ahmad, the young, naive sultan of Bagdad is convinced by his evil Grand Vizier, Jaffar, to go out into the city disguised as a poor man to get to know his subjects (in the manner of his grandfather, Harun al-Rashid).
This film later influenced the creation of the Malay film Abu Hassan Penchuri ("Abu Hassan the Thief", 1955) which was based in Baghdad. In agony, Ahmad lashes out at Abu. They flee to Basra, where Ahmad meets and falls in love with the Princess (June Duprez). The New York Times reviewer Bosley Crowther enthused that the film "ranks next to Fantasia as the most beguiling and wondrous film of this troubled season".
A novelization of the film was written by Richard Wormser and published by Dell Paperbacks in 1961.
Wandering into a mosque, he tells the holy man he disdains his religion; his philosophy is, "What I want, I take.". After he lays his hands on a magic apple which has the power to cure anything, even death, he sends word to the Mongol slave to poison the princess.
The German disc features the same extras, plus additional trailers, an audio commentary and a 53-minute documentary on the film's star, Sabu.
I had two assistant directors - one who spoke French and one who spoke Tunisian. Notes From Hollywood At the Mills, Karim learns of Amina's illness and escapes. When he conjures up a large army with his powder, the Mongol soldiers flee. However, when Abu hears Ahmad telling the people of his plan to send Abu to school to train to become his new Grand Vizier, Abu flies away on the carpet to find fun and adventure. "[8], Ahmed robs as he pleases in the city of Baghdad. 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.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 man gives Karim a magic jewel, telling him it will grant him one wish. They ride through and find themselves in a forest.
An old man appears and says that the only way Amina can be cured is for her to be given a blue rose by someone who truly loves her and whom she truly loves. Abu's aerial arrival in Bagdad (which fulfills a prophecy cited a few times during the course of the film) sparks a revolt against Jaffar. I had a complete Italian crew and I didn't speak the language.
1940 film by Ludwig Berger, Alexander Korda, Michael Powell, William Cameron Menzies, Zoltan Korda, Tim Whelan, List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners", Foster on Film – Fantasy: The Thief of Bagdad, "The Thief of Bagdad Blu-ray (United Kingdom)", The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Thief_of_Bagdad_(1940_film)&oldid=985134931, Films directed by William Cameron Menzies, Films that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award, Films whose art director won the Best Art Direction Academy Award, Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography Academy Award, Films based on One Thousand and One Nights, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2018, Articles to be expanded from October 2015, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 04:54. The Fifth Door leads Karim to a winged horse, on which he travels to a castle in the clouds, where he finds the blue rose. (The potentate has sought all along to take the city; the beautiful princess is only an added incentive.) "[8], Diabolique magazine said the film "has bright colours and Tunisian locations but is hurt by a wonky screenplay and uncertainty how much fantasy to put in." Climbing down into a courtyard to escape the guards, he lands in the middle of a group of prisoners who have been condemned to slave in the Desert Mills and is dragged off with them. New York Times ]21 June 1960: 27. 29, Iss. The novelization is told in the first person from the point of view of Abu Hastin, the jinni of Baghdad (who takes the place of the old man from the film and is more involved in the novelization than his counterpart in the film). [9].
That night, he sneaks into the palace of the caliph using a magic rope he stole during ritual prayers.
Osman and his army flee. Osman secretly slits the waterbags of the other suitors.
After polling over 1,500 people from the creative community, The Thief of Bagdad was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the fantasy genre.[14][15].
The suitors make camp for the night.
[5] Filming also took place in Tunisia. Meanwhile, Ahmad appears in Jaffar's palace and is quickly captured, but the sight of him restores the Princess's memory.
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 Zoltán.The film stars child actor Sabu, Conrad Veidt, John Justin, and June Duprez.It was distributed in the US and the UK by United Artists.
Unfortunately, during the battle Osman's sword destroys the Blue Rose. We were 100 miles into the desert and got up at five in the morning before the sun got too high for us to work.
The three princes meet as agreed at a caravansary before returning to Bagdad. The following night, Karim secretly returns to the palace.
The Prince of Persia video game franchise also shares similar characteristics with the film.[14]. Karim steals a horse and sets off. The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Full Cast & Crew. [10], While its 1924 predecessor holds a 96% "fresh" rating from the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the 1940 Thief of Bagdad has a 100% rating based on 26 reviews, with an average score of 8.82/10.
Upon hearing this, the Princess, now deeply in love with Ahmad, runs away.
To save Ahmad, however, Abu steals the king's magic flying carpet and rushes to Ahmad's rescue. Abu saves Ahmad, then kills the fleeing Jaffar with his crossbow. Steve Dons a Turban as 'Thief of Baghdad' Karim sneaks into the palace, waylays Osman and impersonates the prince, using the opportunity to steal jewels from all of the assembled courtiers. The furious usurper sentences them both to death.
The thieving monkey Abu in the Disney cartoon is based on the boy played by Sabu.
Alexander Korda had intended to cast Vivien Leigh as the Princess, but she went to Hollywood to be with Laurence Olivier.[5].
The First King of Hollywood: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks.
He is immediately transported back to the desert, where the old man is waiting with Karim's horse.
[12] Like the sultan of the earlier film, Disney's Sultan is obsessed with toys. Although produced by Alexander Korda's company London Films in London, the film was completed in California due to the outbreak of World War II.
She takes the rose and tells him that it is blue, and it immediately turns blue, curing her. 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. After many adventures, Ahmed gains a cloak of invisibility and a small chest of magic powder which turns into whatever he wishes when he sprinkles it. The Mongol prince leaves behind his henchman, telling him to organize the soldiers he will send to Bagdad disguised as porters. Osman demands that Sultan Ali surrender Baghdad, threatening Amina.
In despair, Ahmed turns to the holy man. Confronted by Ahmad, Jaffar magically blinds him and turns Abu into a dog; the spell can only be broken if Jaffar holds the Princess in his arms. He tries to join the assembled suitors, but is recognized.
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