The Thief of Bagdad

About The Thief of Bagdad

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

The Thief of Bagdad (1940) is a fantasy romance film directed by Ludwig Berger and Michael Powell. Conrad Veidt stars as Jaffar, Sabu as Abu, June Duprez as Princess, and John Justin as Ahmad.

At 107 minutes long, it arrived in February 1940. Written by Miles Malleson.

Members will find vibrant, princess, thief, and love at first sight in it. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 310 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

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