The Thief of Bagdad : An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor (1940)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Thief of Bagdad : An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
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| Swedish release | 1941-04-28 |
Cast
John Justin
Ahmad, kung av Bagdad, son av Akbar, sonson av Haroun-al-Rachid
Rex Ingram
djinn (anden i flaskan)
Miles Malleson
sultanen i Basra, prinsessans far
Titles
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Crew
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| Technical Advisor |
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| Second Unit Director |
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| Dialogue |
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| Story |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Assistant Camera Operator |
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| Assistant Cameraman |
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| Aerial Photography |
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| Conductor | |
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Cast
| Conrad Veidt | Jaffar, storvisir, senare sultanen av Bagdad | ||
| Sabu | Abu | ||
| June Duprez | prinsessan | ||
| John Justin | Ahmad, kung av Bagdad, son av Akbar, sonson av Haroun-al-Rachid | ||
| Rex Ingram | djinn (anden i flaskan) | ||
| Miles Malleson | sultanen i Basra, prinsessans far | ||
| Morton Selten | den gamle kungen | ||
| Mary Morris | Halima | ||
| Bruce Winston | köpmannen som ger Ahmad en falsk penning | ||
| Hay Petrie | astrologen | ||
| Adelaide Hall | sångerskan | ||
| Roy Emerton | fångvaktaren | ||
| Allan Jeayes | sagoberättaren | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Joseph Cozier | mannen som säljer fisk | ||
| Glynis Johns | ung kvinna | ||
| Alexander Laine | pojke på marknaden i Bagdad | ||
| Cleo Laine | flicka på marknaden i Bagdad | ||
| Sylvia Laine | flicka på marknaden i Bagdad | ||
| Leslie Phillips | pojke på marknaden i Bagdad | ||
| Spoli Mills (as Irmgard Spoliansky) | flicka på marknaden i Bagdad | ||
| John Salew | |||
| Norman Pierce | |||
| Frederick Burtwell | |||
| Otto Wallen | |||
| Henry Hallett | |||
| Viscount hund | hunden |
Companies
| Production Company | London Film Productions Ltd. | ||
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| Alexander Korda Films Inc. | |||
| Copyright | Alexander Korda Films Inc. | 1940-11-11 | LP10040 |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United Artists AB | 1941 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (buy video) | PolyGram Home Video | 1982 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Studio S Entertainment | 2008 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 62788 |
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| Date | 1941-04 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2895 meters |
| Censored length | 2878 meters |
| Notes | Speltid efter censurklipp: 105 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2879 meter |
| Length in minutes | 105 min |
| Reels | 12 reels |
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Production location
| Denham Studios | Denham, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | ||||
| Hollywood Center Studios, 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| United Artists Studios, 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Denham, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | |||||
| Gunwalloe, Cornwall | United Kingdom | |||||
| Kynance Cove | Lizard, Cornwall | United Kingdom | ||||
| Sennen Cove | Land's End, Cornwall | United Kingdom | ||||
| Pembrokeshirekusten | Pembrokeshire, Wales | United Kingdom | ||||
| Grand Canyon, Arizona | USA | |||||
| Grand Canyon, Colorado | USA | |||||
| St. George, Utah | USA |
Release dates
| World premiere | 1940-12-05 | Radio City Music Hall | New York City, New York | USA | ||
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| First showing | 1940-12-19 | London | United Kingdom | 106 min | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1941-04-28 | Rigoletto | Stockholm | Sweden | 105 min | |
| DVD release | 2008-12-19 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | I Want To Be a Sailor | |
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| Composer | Miklos Rozsa | (1940) |
| Lyrics | William Kernell | (kompletterande 1940) |
| Robert Denham | (1940) | |
| Sung by | Sabu |
| Original title | Hungarian Lullabye | |
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| Composer | Miklos Rozsa | (1940) |
| Lyrics | Zoltan Korda | (1940) |
| Sung by | Adelaide Hall |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 2 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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