The thief of Bagdad : an Arabian fantasy
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Arabian nights -- Film and video adaptations.
Baghdad (Iraq) -- Drama.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Princes -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama.
Princesses -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama.
Thieves -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604650426, 1604650427
UPC
715515029926

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
General Note
Special features: Disc one: New digital transfer, from restored film elements; two audio commentaries, one with directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, the other with film and music historian Bruce Eder; optional music and effects tracks; theatrical trailer ; Disc two: "Visual effects, " a documentary about the technical achievement of The thief of Badgad, featuring interviews with special-effects masters Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren and Craig Barron; "The lion has wings" (1940), producer Alexander Korda's propaganda film for the English war effort; excerpts from codirector Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography; excerpts from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklós Rózsa; stills gallery featuring images of the film's production and photos shot in Dufaycolor; booklet featuring new essays by film scholars Andrew Moor and Ian Christie.
Creation/Production Credits
Chief photographer, George Perinal ; special effects director, Lawrence Butler ; editor, Charles Crichton ; musical score and songs, Miklos Rozsa ; musical director, Muir Mathieson ; costume designers, Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, Marcel Vertes ; production designer, Vincent Korda.
Participants/Performers
Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram, Miles Malleson, Morton Selten, Mary Morris, Bruce Winston, Hay Petrie, Adelaide Hall, Roy Emerton, Allan Jeayes.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Korda, A., Malleson, M., Berger, L., Powell, M., Whelan, T., Veidt, C., Sabu., Duprez, J., Justin, J., Ingram, R., Selten, M., Morris, M., Winston, B., Petrie, H., Hall, A., Emerton, R., Jeayes, A., Périnal, G., Butler, L., Crichton, C., & Rózsa, M. (2008). The thief of Bagdad: an Arabian fantasy ([2-disc] special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander Korda et al.. 2008. The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander Korda et al.. The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Korda, A., Malleson, M., Berger, L., Powell, M., Whelan, T., Veidt, C. and Sabu. et al (2008). The thief of bagdad: an arabian fantasy. [2-disc] special edn. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Korda, Alexander, et al. The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy [2-disc] special edition., Criterion Collection, 2008.

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