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The thief of Bagdad an Arabian fantasy /

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.

Uniform Title: Thief of Bagdad (Motion picture : 1940)
Other Authors: Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956,, Malleson, Miles,, Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948,, Périnal, Georges, 1897-1965,, Berger, Ludwig, 1892-1969,, Powell, Michael, 1905-1990,, Whelan, Tim, 1893-1957,, Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943,, Sabu, 1924-1963,, Duprez, June, 1918-1984,, Justin, John, 1917-2002,, Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969,, Selten, Morton, 1860-1939,, Morris, Mary, 1915-1988,, Winston, Bruce,, Petrie, Hay, 1895-1948,, Hall, Adelaide,, Emerton, Roy, 1892-1944,, Jeayes, Allan, 1885-1963,, Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999,, Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995,, Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-, Scorsese, Martin,, Eder, Bruce,, Moor, Andrew, 1964-, Christie, Ian, 1945-, United Artists Corporation., Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films.
Format: DVD
Language: English
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Edition: Special ed., full screen.
Series: Criterion collection ; 431.
Subjects:
Arabian nights -- Film adaptations.
Princes -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama.
Thieves -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama.
Baghdad (Iraq) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Baghdad (Iraq) -- Drama.
Summary: 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.
Item Description: DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
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.
Associate producers, Zoltan Korda and William Cameron Menzies ; production designed by Vincent Korda ; special effects directed by Lawrence Butler ; musical score and songs by Miklos Rozsa ; production manager, David B. Cunynghame ; supervising editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes designed by Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, Marcel Vertes ; film editor, Charles Chrichton.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Booklet includes essays by film scholars Andrew Moor ("Arabian fantasies") & Ian Christie ("The lion triumphant").
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Scorsese; optional audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; optional music and effects track; theatrical trailer (3 min.); color bars.
Special features (disc 2): "Visual effects" documentary (c2008, 31 min.); Blue screen demo (2 min.); Powell reminisces about the making of the film (1987?, audio only); excerpts from a radio interview with Rózsa (1976, audio only); production and publicity stills gallery; Dufaycolor stills gallery; "The lion has wings" (c1940, 76 min., b & w), a propaganda film for the English war effort produced by Korda.
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.
Special features: disc 1. The film: New digital transfer, from restored film elements ; Two audio commentaries: one featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and one with film and music historian Bruce Eder ; Optional music and effects track ; Theatrical trailer -- disc 2. "Visual effects" documentary 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, created when The Thief of Bagdad went into production hiatus ; Excerpts from co-director Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography ; Excerpt from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa ; Stills gallery featuring rare images of the film's production and photos shot in Dufaycolor.
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format: DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Production Credits: Associate producers, Zoltan Korda and William Cameron Menzies ; production designed by Vincent Korda ; special effects directed by Lawrence Butler ; musical score and songs by Miklos Rozsa ; production manager, David B. Cunynghame ; supervising editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes designed by Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, Marcel Vertes ; film editor, Charles Chrichton.
ISBN: 9781604650426
1604650427
Access: Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

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