A story of pure fantasy in the best Arabian Nights' tradition stars Sabu as the cunning young thief of Bagdad who encounters evil spells, magic carpets, and endless adventure. THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD has spectacular special effects by any standard and earned four Academy Awards, including Best (Color) Cinematography and Best Special Effects.

This wondrous fantasy comes out of the pages of "A Thousand and One Nights." When the nefarious Jaffar usurps the Sultan's throne, the princess's beloved suitor Ahmad and the strong and handsome thief Abu use magic to help the king regain power. To defeat them, Jaffar causes Ahmad to go blind, and turns Abu into a dog. But the heroes overcome these adversities and conquer many other mortal dangers before reclaiming the kingdom.

Shot in London and the US. The Grand Canyon was used for some of the Arabian desert locations. Color by Technicolor.

Additional cast: Bruce Winston (merchant), Adelaide Hall (singer).

Additional credits: Natalie Kalmus (Technicolor director).

Excerpt: "I'm Abu the thief, son of Abu the thief, grandson of Abu the thief, most unfortunate of ten sons with a hunger that yearns day and night." -- Abu (SABU)

"This is the Land of Legend, where everything is possible when seen through the eyes of youth." -- Old King (MORTON SELTEN)

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Full Frame
Audio:
Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Francis Ford Coppola
2. Martin Scorsese
3. Bruce Eder - Film Historian
Featurette - THE LION HAS WINGS (Propaganda Film - 1940)
Production Interviews - 1. Craig Barron - Special Effects Expert
2. Dennis Muren - Special Effects Expert
3. Ray Harryhausen - Special Effects Expert
Trailer - Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery - Stills
Additional Products:
Booklet

 Sabu: Indian Actor - THE JUNGLE BOOK (1942)
Conrad Veidt: Actor/Director/Producer
June Duprez: British Actress
John Justin: British Actor
Rex Ingram: American Actor\Black
Miles Malleson: Actor/Screenwriter/Playwright
Morton Selten: British Actor
Mary Morris: British Actress

Ludwig Berger: German Director
Michael Powell: Director/Writer/Producer
Tim Whelan: Director/Screenwriter
Alexander Korda: British Director/Producer
William Cameron Menzies: Epic director of the Silent Era
Zoltan Korda: British Director/Producer

Alexander Korda: British Director/Producer

Miklos Rozsa: Hollywood Composer, THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940), BEN-HUR (1959)

William Hornbeck: American Editor
Charles Crichton: British Director/Ealing

"...The most beloved magic-carpet fantasy ever, THE THIEF OF BAGDAD is a constant Technicolor dazzler..."
3 stars out of 5 -- "It's packed full of all the required ingredients of a fantasy film and is imaginatively visualized."
"Alexander Korda enlisted a small army of directors to make this fantasy. The craftsmanship astounds."
"As glorious as any adventure film ever made....THE THIEF OF BAGDAD is both lush and playful, a fairy tale with gasping suspense."