The arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a. The thief of baghdad 1978 005869 by roddy mcdowall. It was distributed in the us and the uk by united artists. Sights like the sultan riding a mechanical horse over multicolored minarets to the genie and apu interacting despite their disparate sizes to a massive spider attacking. The techicolor is very lavish and this was an epic romance in its day. Release dates 9 also known as aka 19 release dates usa 23 november 1978. A network promo for the 1978 version of the classic fantasy the thief of baghdad, directed by clive donner and starring kabir bedi, peter ustinov, terence stamp, roddy mcdowall, ian holm, frank. The thief of baghdad has been made thrice before under my familys banner. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film. The thief of bagdad is representative of the era in which it was written. It was directed by vijay pandey, who has earlier directed shows like sword of tipu. Mar 19, 2012 part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
It is a story that combines several of the arabian night tales like the genie in the magic lamp, the flying carpet, the all seeing eye, etc. Directed by ludwig berger, michael powell, tim whelan. Mork is baffled by mindys efforts to teach him earthling selfdefense, so he tries to protect mindy and himself from the town bully without using any violence. Thieves of baghdad is a nonfictional account written by col. Freely adapted from one thousand and one nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the caliph of baghdad. The thief of bagdad 1978 changes the movie database. It was originally intended to run for 48 episodes but it went offair in june 2001 abruptly due to a conflict between the production house and zee tv. The thief of bagdad is a riot of special effects invention, some of which will, frankly, look a bit on the cheesy side to modern eyes, but which must have amazed 1940 audiences. Portugal 30 march 1979 theatrical release austria april 1979 theatrical release denmark 2 april 1979. Roddy mcdowall, ian holm and peter ustinov appear in. The thief of baghdad 1978 a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful princess. Kabir bedi and daniel emilfork in the thief of baghdad 1978. Part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
The thief of bagdad is a 1924 american silent swashbuckler film directed by raoul walsh and starring douglas fairbanks, and written by achmed abdullah and lotta woods. Overview of thief of bagdad, the, 1978, directed by clive donner, with gabor vernon, arnold diamond, geoffrey cheshire, at turner classic movies. The thief of baghdad is a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, and has been transformed into several adapted versions of epic films starring a wide range of wellknowns such as douglas fairbanks 1924, steve reeves 1961, conrad veidt 1940, and others, even an animated version or two, and the films range anywhere from 1924 to an endless future of remakes, and is even available as a board game. As the thief of baghdad, his movements are dancelike nothing like the athletics he. A britishfrench coproduction, the film was released theatrically, except for the united states where it debuted on television. Prime time tv listings from thursday november 23, 1978.
Sep 27, 2011 a network promo for the 1978 version of the classic fantasy the thief of baghdad, directed by clive donner and starring kabir bedi, peter ustinov, terence stamp, roddy mcdowall, ian holm, frank. Roddy mcdowall, ian holm and peter ustinov appear in this middle eastern adventure. A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. The thief of baghdad tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This madefortv fantasy is a tale from the wellknown arabian nights fable featuring a flying carpet, a prince, a pretty maiden, and a genie. Thief of baghdad was an indian fantasy adventure tv series that first aired on zee tv between 20002001. Sabu plays the heroic little thief who saves the day. The thief of baghdad 1978 the arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet. Marina sirtis in the thief of baghdad 1978 youtube. Thief of baghdad, a ravikant nagaich 1977 indian film, starring shatrughan sinha, kabir bedi, bindu, prem chopra, prem nath and mehmood ali the thief of baghdad 1978 film, a tv movie starring kabir bedi and roddy mcdowall. Part 1 the thief of baghdad 1978 a tv movie a resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
This whole sequence is definitely the strongest point of the film and is one of the best scaresequences ive seen. The thief of baghdad 1978 cast and crew the arabian nights tale of a thief roddy mcdowall, a prince kabir bedi and a caliphs peter ustinov daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet. The production is based on ahmed abdullahs 1924 novel of the same name, with film versions released in 1965, 1968 and 1978 by bohras production house. Howard storm with brion james george, kit mcdonough marcia, tom kindle rick. With hasans help, he still manages to present himself as one of the suitors, but jaudur is also there, and says that taj is not the prince but a fake. The thief of bagdad, featuring sabu and conrad veidt.
The thief of bagdad is a 1940 technicolor arabian fantasy film, produced by alexander korda and directed by michael powell, ludwig berger and tim whelan, with additional contributions by william cameron menzies and korda brothers vincent and zoltan. Marina appeared as a hareem girl in this 1978 remake of the thief of baghdad. A resourceful thief helps a handsome prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful princess. Ride the magic carpet into an arabian nights wonderworld, recreated in the splendor of magikmation. And yes, im now doing a 3d version of this fabulous fable, said the filmmaker. The wonder picture of all time when prince ahmad john justin is blinded and cast out of bagdad by the nefarious jaffar conrad veidt, he joins forces with the scrappy thief abu the incomparable sabu, in his definitive role to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful. The thief of bagdad, a german remake of the 1940 film.
Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. The thief of baghdad tv movie 1978 release info imdb. Achetez the thief of baghdad 1978 005869 by roddy mcdowall a petit prix. The show was loosely based on the arabian nights story. With roddy mcdowall, kabir bedi, frank finlay, marina vlady. The film has been considered as one of the finest vehicles in which steve reeves starred. Frank finlay, kabir bedi, marina vlady, roddy mcdowall. Released 1978, the thief of baghdad stars roddy mcdowall, peter ustinov, kabir bedi, frank finlay the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The plot is simple, the characters accessible and the story elements mix fantasy and reality very nicely. The thief of bagdad, a 1924 novel by achmed abdullah, derived from elements of one thousand and one nights fables. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. In the time of the arabian nights, the city of baghdad is ruled by. The thief of baghdad ukfrance 1978 available on dvd public domain running time. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live.
The thief of baghdad is a 1978 film about a thief who helps a prince who fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. A british and french coproduction, the film was released theatrically, except for the united states where it debuted on television. For better search specification use advanced search. The thief of baghdad 1978 hcf rewind horror cult films. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Douglas fairbanks is at his most graceful and charismatic in one of the classic silent films of the 1920s. After being tricked and cast out of bagdad by the evil jaffar, king ahmad joins forces with a thief named abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the princess he loves. Il ladro di bagdad is a 1961 film directed by arthur lubin and starring steve reeves. The thief of bagdad 1978 changes the movie database tmdb. The thief of baghdad is a 1978 fantasy film directed by clive donner and starring roddy macdowall and kabir bedi. Matthew bogdanos about the quest to recover over a thousand lost artifacts from the national museum of iraq in baghdad after the countrys counterinvasion.