Der Dieb von Bagdad (1940)

Der Dieb von Bagdad: Directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies. With Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin. After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

“In Bagdad, the young and naive Sultan Ahmad (John Justin) is curious about the behavior of his people. The Grand Vizier Jaffar (Conrad Veidt) convinces Ahmad to walk through the city disguised as a subject to know his people. Then he seizes the power telling to the inhabitants that Ahmad has died while he sends his army to arrest the Sultan that is thrown into the dungeons and sentenced to death. Ahmad befriends the young thief Abu (Sabu) that helps him to escape from the prison. They flee to Basra and plan to travel abroad with Sinbad. However Ahmad stumbles upon the beautiful princess (June Duprez) and they fall in love with each other. But the evil Jaffar has also traveled to Basra to propose to marry the princess. When they see each other, Jaffar uses magic to blind Ahmad and turn Abu into a dog. Is their love doomed?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatching u0026quot;The Thief of Bagdadu0026quot; is a journey to the childhood of many generations, when television was in black and white and this film was one of the favorite of the children. In 2016, u0026quot;The Thief of Bagdadu0026quot; is still delightful with impressive special effects for a 1940 film with magic flying carpet, jinn, flying horse and fantastic journeys. My vote is eight.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTitle (Brazil): u0026quot;O Ladrão de Bagdáu0026quot; (u0026quot;The Thief of Bagdadu0026quot;)”