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The Thief of Bagdad (1940,
UK)
In this imaginative Arabian Nights fantasy
adventure film produced by Alexander Korda - it was a loose remake
of the original Douglas Fairbanks silent classic of 1924; it was
also the Oscar winning film for Best Cinematography and Special
Effects, including the first major use of bluescreening:
- the character of clever and poor Bagdad thief Abu
(15 year-old Sabu) who helped save handsome deposed Prince Ahmad
(Jon Justin) and the beautiful Princess (June Duprez), the daughter
of a toy-obsessed Sultan (Miles Malleson), from the villainous,
black-clad evil magician Jaffar (Conrad Veidt) by a ride to the
rescue on his magic carpet in the film's conclusion
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Jaffar
(Conrad Veidt)
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Princess (June Duprez)
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Sultan (Miles Malleson), the Princess' Father
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- the sight of 50 foot tall genie or Djinni (Rex Ingram)
emerging from a tiny bottle on a beach, watched by boy thief Abu
- the fanciful elements including a toy horse that
could fly, Abu's battle with a giant spider in its huge web, and Abu's
flight to the rescue of Ahmad on a magical flying carpet
Fanciful Elements
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The Flying Horse
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The "Silver Maid" -
A Deadly, Multi-Armed Dancing Statue
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Abu In Spider Web
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The Temple With Goddess (And an All-Seeing Eye Jewel)
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The Magic Flying Carpet
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Abu's Crossbow and Arrow - Death to Jafar
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Prince Ahmad
(Jon Justin)
Thief Abu (Sabu)
Djinn Emerging From Bottle
The Djinn Trapped Back in Bottle by Abu
Happy Ending
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