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The Thief of Bagdad ()

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A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
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The Thief of Bagdad
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The Thief's Evil Associate
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The Holy Man
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The Princess
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The Mongol Prince (as Sojin)
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The Mongol Slave
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The Caliph
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The Soothsayer
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The Indian Prince
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Baker ...
Sworder (uncredited)
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Persian Prince (uncredited)
Jesse Fuller ...
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Sadakichi Hartmann ...
Mongol Prince's Court Magician (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson ...
Child (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Etta Lee ...
Slave of the Sand Board (uncredited)
Paul Malvern ...
Gigantic Bat (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw ...
Eunuch (uncredited)
K. Nambu ...
Mongol Prince's Counselor (uncredited)
Jack Parker ...
Child (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
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Persian Prince's Awaker (uncredited)
Charles Sylvester ...
Eunuch (uncredited)
Jess Weldon ...
Eunuch (uncredited)
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Slave of the Lute (uncredited)

Directed by

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Raoul Walsh

Written by

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Lotta Woods ... (scenario editor)
 
Douglas Fairbanks ... (story) (as Elton Thomas)
 
Achmed Abdullah ... (screenwriter) (uncredited)
 
James T. O'Donohoe ... (adaptation) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Douglas Fairbanks ... producer

Music by

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Mortimer Wilson ... (uncredited) (1924)

Cinematography by

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Arthur Edeson ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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William Nolan ... film editor

Production Design by

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William Cameron Menzies ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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William Cameron Menzies

Costume Design by

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Mitchell Leisen ... (costumes) (as Leisen)

Makeup Department

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George Westmore ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Theodore Reed ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James T. O'Donohoe ... assistant director

Art Department

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Park French ... associate artist
Iosif Gerasimovich ... poster artist: Soviet Union
Harold Grieve ... associate artist (as Harold W. Grieve)
Anton Grot ... associate artist (as Anton E. Grot)
H.R. Hopps ... associate artist (as H. R. Hoppa)
Edward M. Langley ... associate artist
Irvin J. Martin ... consulting art director
Yakov Ruklevsky ... poster artist: Soviet Union
William Utwich ... associate artist
Leonid Voronov ... poster artist: Soviet Union
Paul Youngblood ... associate artist
Paul Burns ... property master (uncredited)
Charles Gemora ... sculptor (uncredited)

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Hampton Del Ruth ... mechanical effects
Howard C. Lydecker Sr. ... special effects
Coy Watson Sr. ... mechanical effects / special effects

Stunts

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David Sharpe ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Holahan ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Kenneth Gordon MacLean ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles Warrington ... still photographer (uncredited)
Albert Wayne ... master electrician (uncredited)
Phil Whitman ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Paul Burns ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department

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James C. Bradford ... music compiler: alternative score (1924)
Gaylord Carter ... musician: musical setting (1975)
David Cullen ... orchestrator: 1984 score
Carl Davis ... music score (1984) / orchestrator: 1984 score
Mark Fitz-Gerald ... music arranged by / music editor
Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks ... performer (as Frankfurt Radio Symphony)

Additional Crew

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Robert Fairbanks ... technical director
Arthur Woods ... research (as Dr. Arthur Woods)
Edward Knoblock ... consultant (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited)
Harold MacChesney ... technical crew (uncredited)
Clinton Newman ... technical crew (uncredited)
Walter Pallman ... technical crew (uncredited)
Coy Watson Sr. ... technical crew (uncredited)
Arthur Woods ... technical advisor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Gaylord Carter ... thanks: to whom this edition is respectfully dedicated (1975)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that brings back the rarest treasure after seven moons. The thief sets off on a magical journey while, unbeknownst to him, another suitor, the Prince of the Mongols, is not playing by the rules... Written by Erik Gregersen

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Taglines A glorious fantasy that takes you back to Bagdad of the days when the salt of life was love and the wine of life adventure (Print Ad- Spokesman-Review, ((Spokane, Wash.)) 28 December 1924) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Nights Fantasy (United States)
  • Le voleur de Bagdad (France)
  • Der Dieb von Bagdad (Germany)
  • El ladrón de Bagdad (Spain)
  • Der Dieb von Bagdad (Austria)
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Runtime
  • 155 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,135,654 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia For the flying carpet effect, Douglas Fairbanks stood on a 3/4-inch thick sheet of steel attached to 16 piano wires and rigged to the top of a crane, which lifted him above the crowd. See more »
Goofs At the 2 hour 27 minute mark when the thief and the princess are flying over Bagdad you can see piano wires holding up the flying carpet when the light reflects off them. You need to look carefully though. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Michael Blanco (2004). See more »
Quotes The Thief of Bagdad: I am not a prince. I am less than the slave who serves you-a wretched outcast-a thief. What I wanted, I took. I wanted you-I tried to take you-But when I held you in my arms-the very world did change. The evil within me died. I can bear a thousand tortures, endure a thousand deaths-but not thy tears.
Guard: This Arab Prince is but a thief. Seek him out!
The Princess: Quick! Hide thyself. If thou art found with me, they will be merciless. I love you.
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