Cinematic background from The Thief of Bagdad 1940 - When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

The Thief of Bagdad

1940

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Directors:
Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, Michael Powell, William Cameron Menzies, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan
Writers:
Lajos Biró, Miles Malleson, Miklós Rózsa
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Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A painting of an old city with a pink tower; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A large group of people wearing turbans and scarves; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A crowd of people standing in front of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of men with turbans sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of men in a crowd holding a sword; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – Two women are standing near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man with a sword standing in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman dressed as a greek goddess standing next to a pond; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of women sitting next to each other wearing turbans; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman and a child are standing in front of a market; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of women standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman in a gold dress with a veil on her head; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man and a woman wearing turbans smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people standing in a room with arches; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man in a costume standing on top of a rug; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – An image of a scene in a movie setting; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A person wearing a purple headscarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people sitting on top of a cement road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman with long black hair wearing a gold dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman standing in front of a man in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A painting of a crowd of people gathered in front of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman with long dark hair wearing a crown of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A painting of people gathered in front of a large building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A young woman with long dark brown hair wearing a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A beautiful woman in a gold dress sitting in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A beautiful woman in a dress sitting next to a pond; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – An old man with a beard and a turban on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman wearing a dress and a necklace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people sitting in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people standing around a pink building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman is walking on a path in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman with a turban is standing in front of a sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman with long black hair wearing a silver dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A painting of an old man and a young girl; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman wearing a black headdress and a blue robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people sitting on top of a wooden structure; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman wearing a veil standing in front of two other women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man wearing a turban and smiling for the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people riding horses in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman and a young man are standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man standing next to a shirtless man in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man with a beard and a red turban on his head and another man with a beard and a red turban on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man in a red shirt is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman with a turban on her head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man wearing a turban and holding a cane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman and a dog sitting on a bed in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man wearing a turban and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man standing in front of two other men; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man sitting on the ground next to two women and a dog; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A group of people sitting on the ground with a dog; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A hallway with a lot of statues on the walls; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A woman in a veil holding a blue flower in her hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – Two men in traditional clothing are posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), directed by Alexander Korda – A man and a woman face to face in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle