| Description |
1 DVD (154 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Production credits from container and other sources. |
| Performer |
Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson. |
| Credits |
Produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. ; story by Elton Thomas [Fairbanks] ; scenario by Lotta Woods ; photographed by Arthur Edeson ; production design, William Cameron Menzies ; costume director, Mitchell Leisen ; film editor, William Nolan. Produced for DVD by Bret Wood ; score compiled by Rodney Sauer and Susan Hall, adapted from the original 1924 cue sheets, performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. |
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"Color tinted and digitally mastered"--Container. |
| Summary |
A spectacular accomplishment in production design and special effects, Raoul Walsh's The Thief of Bagdad is a bold Arabian adventure starring Douglas Fairbanks as a carefree pickpocket who turns his appealing brand of mischievous thievery toward the attainment of happiness... and an exotic Princess. The only way he can win either is by retrieving the rarest treasures hidden within the mysterious Orient, a quest that grows more fantastic with every passing thrill. |
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Special features: 19 minutes of rare outtakes, special effects outtakes, filmed introduction by Orson Welles, excerpt of Georges Melies's Arabian Nights (1905), excerpts of Paul Leni's Waxworks (1924), excerpts from the Souvenir Program Book, about the score. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1996. |
| Language |
Silent film with English intertitles and added musical soundtrack. |
| Subject |
Arabs -- Drama.
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Arabs. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Thieves -- Drama.
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Thieves. |
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Baghdad (Iraq) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Silent films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939.
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Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.
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Woods, Lotta, 1869-1957.
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Thomas, Elton, 1883-1939.
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Edeson, Arthur, 1891-1970.
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Edwards, Snitz, 1862-1937.
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Belcher, Charles, Sir, 1876-
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Johnston, Julanne.
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Kamiyama, Sōjin, 1884-1954.
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Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961.
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Hurst, Brandon, 1866-1947.
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Du Crow, Tote, 1858-1927.
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Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978.
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Wood, Bret.
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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Company.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Thief of Bagdad (Motion picture : 1924) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2006012350
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| Standard No. |
738329032920 |
| Music No. |
K329 DVD Kino on Video |
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