The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks. Freely adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Bagdad. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Fairbanks considered this to be his personal favorite of all of his films, according to his son. The film's use of imaginative gymnastics fit the athletic star,...
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quick facts
Release date:1924
Directed by:Raoul Walsh
Runtime:155 Minutes
Producer:Douglas Fairbanks, Theodore Reed
Editor:William Nolan, William I. Nolan, Bill Nolan
Music by:Mortimer Wilson, Carl Davis
Cinematography:Arthur Edeson, Kenneth Maclean, P.H. Whitman
Screenplay by:Achmed Abdullah, Lotta Woods
Genre:Adventure, Fantasy

Cast of The Thief of Bagdad

Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Born:May 23, 1883
Died:Dec. 12, 1939
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong
Born:Jan. 3, 1905
Died:Feb. 2, 1961
Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson
Born:Apr. 18, 1881
Died:Jan. 9, 1978
Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards
Born:Jan. 1, 1868
Died:May 1, 1937
Sojin
Sojin
Born:Jan. 30, 1884
Died:July 28, 1954
Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
Born:Aug. 30, 1866
Died:July 15, 1947

Film director of The Thief of Bagdad

Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
Born: March 11, 1887
Died: December 31, 1980

Raoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He was known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic The Birth of a Nation and for directing such films as The...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    How long is the runtime of the movie "The Thief of Bagdad"?
  • A:
    The total time for the movie is 155 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who was the director of the film "The Thief of Bagdad"?
  • A:
    Raoul Walsh was the movie's director.
  • Q:
    Which actors starred in the film, "The Thief of Bagdad"?
  • A:
    Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Frederic Belcher, Julanne Johnston and Anna May Wong played roles in the movie.
  • Q:
    Who wrote the script for the movie The Thief of Bagdad?
  • A:
    Lotta Woods wrote the film's script.
  • Q:
    Who was the producer of "The Thief of Bagdad"?
  • A:
    Douglas Fairbanks was the movie's producer.
  • Q:
    "The Thief of Bagdad" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The film is classified as... Silent film, Indie, Adventure and Black-and-white.
  • Q:
    When did the motion picture "The Thief of Bagdad" debut?
  • A:
    The film premiered in March, 1924.
  • Q:
    Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture The Thief of Bagdad?
  • A:
    Mortimer Wilson composed the original music score for the soundtrack.

Awards & Accolades

  • Best Art Direction
    1941

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