The Thief of Baghdad (1940 film)
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| Directed by |
Michael Powell Ludwig Berger Tim Whelan Uncredited: Alexander Korda Zoltan Korda William Cameron Menzies |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda |
| Written by |
Lajos Bíró Miles Malleson |
| Starring |
Conrad Veidt Sabu John Justin June Duprez Rex Ingram |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | George Perinal |
| Edited by | Charles Crichton |
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| Distributed by | United Artists (UK/US) |
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106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | over $1 million (US/Canada) 5,134,653 admissions (France, 1946) |
The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor Arabian fantasy film produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by Korda's brothers Vincent and Zoltán, and William Cameron Menzies. The film starred child actor Sabu, Conrad Veidt, John Justin, and June Duprez. It was distributed in the US and the UK by United Artists.
Although produced by Alexander Korda's company London Films in London, due to the outbreak of World War II, the film was completed in California and was distributed by United Artists.
Thief of Bagdad won the Academy Awards for Cinematography, Art Direction (Vincent Korda) and Special Effects (Lawrence W. Butler, Jack Whitney) and marks the first major use of bluescreening in film. It was also nominated for Original Music Score.
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