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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | The Thief of Bagdad | |
| Snitz Edwards | ... | The Thief's Evil Associate | |
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Charles Belcher | ... | The Holy Man |
| Julanne Johnston | ... | The Princess | |
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Sôjin Kamiyama | ... | The Mongol Prince (as Sojin) |
| Anna May Wong | ... | The Mongol Slave | |
| Brandon Hurst | ... | The Caliph | |
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Tote Du Crow | ... | The Soothsayer |
| Noble Johnson | ... | The Indian Prince | |
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A thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that brings back the rarest treasure after seven moons. The thief sets off on a magical journey while, unbeknownst to him, another suitor, the Prince of the Mongols, is not playing by the rules... Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
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11 April 1924 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Nights Fantasy See more »Edit
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Budget:
$1,135,654 (estimated)Gross USA:
$4,360,000Company Credits
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Guard: This Arab Prince is but a thief. Seek him out!
The Princess: Quick! Hide thyself. If thou art found with me, they will be merciless. I love you.
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Douglas Fairbanks was inspired to make this film by an episode in Paul Leni's German film Waxworks (1924) (US title: "Waxworks"). See more »Goofs
At the 2 hour 27 minute mark when the thief and the princess are flying over Bagdad you can see piano wires holding up the flying carpet when the light reflects off them. You need to look carefully though. See more »Quotes
The Thief of Bagdad: I am not a prince. I am less than the slave who serves you-a wretched outcast-a thief. What I wanted, I took. I wanted you-I tried to take you-But when I held you in my arms-the very world did change. The evil within me died. I can bear a thousand tortures, endure a thousand deaths-but not thy tears.Guard: This Arab Prince is but a thief. Seek him out!
The Princess: Quick! Hide thyself. If thou art found with me, they will be merciless. I love you.
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In some prints, Mathilde Comont is credited as M. Comont to keep her sex a secret. However, in several scenes in the film it is very obvious that the Persian Prince is being played by a woman. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A beautiful princess, courted by royal suitors, is desired by a powerful Mongol magician. There is none in the kingdom wily & cunning enough to thwart the evil one's wicked plots - no one, that is, except THE THIEF OF BAGDAD.
This is another wonderful Douglas Fairbanks silent adventure epic. The world of the Arabian Nights springs alive before our eyes, with Fairbanks as all its fantastic heroes rolled into one. His athleticism is here perfectly at home in a realm of flying carpets, magic armies & undersea battles.
Director Raoul Walsh & Art Director William Cameron Menzies have created a realm of domes & towers, turrets & great halls, bazaars & souks - all the perfect backdrop for Fairbanks & the plot's sinuous action.
In the supporting cast, Sojin makes an excellent villain, the mysterious epitome of evil. Look for Anna May Wong as a palace maid & versatile African American actor Noble Johnson as the Indian Prince.
Both versions of this film now available on video feature scores based on themes from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which exquisitely conveys all the allurement of the Thousand and One Nights.