In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha hires a paid assassin to kill baby Prince Hussein in order to usurp his throne but the assassin has second thoughts and steals the baby for himself.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Tony Curtis | ... | Julna | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Tina | |
| Everett Sloane | ... | Yussef | |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Emir Mokar | |
| Betty Garde | ... | Mirza | |
| Marvin Miller | ... | Hakar | |
| Peggie Castle | ... | Princess Yasmin | |
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Donald Randolph | ... | Prince Mustapha |
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Nita Bieber | ... | Cahuena |
| Milada Mladova | ... | Dancer | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | Basra | |
| Midge Ware | ... | Sari | |
| Carol Varga | ... | Beulah | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Larry Storch | |||
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In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha covets the Caliphate's throne. Baby Prince Hussein is next in line to the throne but he is too young to rule. An envious and ambitious regent, Mustapha hires a paid assassin to kill the infant king, leaving Mustapha free to rule the Caliphate as he pleases. On the night of the planed murder, the paid assassin, master thief Yussef, enters the chambers of the baby Prince ready to strike his deadly blow. However, Yussef is impressed by the child's innocent gaze and decides to steal the infant Prince. Yussef lies to Mustapha the baby is dead but in fact the baby is safely in Yussef's home. Yussef raises the baby as his own and teaches the young boy to be one of the best thieves in Tangiers. Nevertheless, having a deposed prince with many powerful enemies for a son could be dangerous. Written by nufs68
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"The Prince Who Was A Thief" was a good movie---the story was interesting and entertaining. Best part of the movie: Piper Laurie. On a funny side, most of the stars were pretty convincing as Muslims (wink, wink; nudge, nudge). I for one was fooled! That notwithstanding, this movie deserves to be copied onto DVD--far worse movies have made the cut! Tony Curtis played Julna, a prince who was supposed to be killed by a good-hearted guard who balked at the last minute and decided to adopt the child instead. The kid grew up and eventually came under the eye of the evil ruler (boo, hiss). Finally he took his rightful place. If movies like "Arabian Nights" and "The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad" have made it to DVD why not the equally good "The Prince Who Was A Thief"?