Thief of Damascus
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| Directed by | Will Jason |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent |
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Paul Henreid John Sutton Jeff Donnell Lon Chaney Jr. |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
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78 min. |
| Language | English |
Thief of Damascus is a 1952 Arabian Nights comedy/adventure Technicolor film produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Will Jason, and starring Paul Henreid, John Sutton, Jeff Donnell. The film features a generous use of from such films as Joan of Arc. The film was preceded by The Magic Carpet and followed by Siren of Bagdad.
634 A.D.:Though General Amdar is able to win the Siege of Damascus for his ruler Khalid ibn al-Walid, he is made an enemy of the State. Amdar escapes and steals a scimitar made of Damascus steel. He leads an alliance of Sinbad without his ship, Aladdin without his lamp, Sheherazade, and Ali Baba and his 40 thieves to depose Khalid and win the heart of Princess Zafir.
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