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Cover of The Thief of Bagdad
Criterion spine #431

The Thief of Bagdad

1940Directed by Ludwig Berger, Alexander Korda, Michael Powell, Zoltan KordaUnited Kingdom102 min

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor historical fantasy film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies (who had designed sets for the original 1924 version starring Douglas Fairbanks) and Korda…

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