| GENERAL
DATA |
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| other
titles |
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Le Voleur
de Bagdad
Il Ladro di Bagdad
El Ladron de Bagdad
A bagdadi tolvaj
Zlodziej z Bagdadu
Hotul din Bagdad
Tyven i Bagdad
Der Dieb von Bagdad |
| catch
phrases |
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• Vuele
en la Alfombra Magica al Mundo de 'Las Mil y Una Noches'... Recreado
en el esplendor de Magik-mation (big-screen promotion, Mexico) |
| release
category |
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big-screen-movie |
| genre |
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action/adventure/costume
drama/fantasy |
| length |
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102 minutes
11 seconds, length of reels 9196m (Britain)
102 minutes (Germany)
100 minutes (USA)
VIDEO
120 minutes (France)
98 minutes (Spain)
96 minutes 32 seconds (Britain, uncut/shorter running time for
technical reasons) |
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theatrical
release
certificate |
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India:
-
Britain: October 25, 1978, certificate 'U', uncut
Germany: April 1979 'FSK ab 6 Jahre'
USA: Certificate 'U', Columbia
VIDEO
Britain: July 10, 1990, certificate 'U', uncut |
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| release
dates |
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• Britain
- October 1978
•
USA - November 23, 1978
• Denmark - April 2, 1979
• Germany - April 6, 1979
• Finland - April 13, 1979 |
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| PRODUCTION |
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| country
of production |
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USA/Britain/France |
| production |
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Palm
Films Ltd.,
Victorine Studios |
| executive
producer |
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Thomas
M.C. Johnston, producer:
Aida Young |
| screenplay |
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Andrew
Birkin (adaptation),
A.J. Carothers |
| music |
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John
Cameron |
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| art
design |
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Edward
Marshall |
| costume
design |
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John
Bloomfield |
| special
effects |
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Alan
Bryce
...of
the magic carpet scenes: Dick Hewitt |
| special
design |
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...of
the magic carpet: John Stears |
| choreography |
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| action
scenes |
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| cinematography |
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Dennis
C. Lewiston |
| distribution |
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Warner
Columbia
National
Broadcasting Company NBC, 1978, USA (TV)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd, Britain (video)
LK-TEL Vídeo, Brazil (video) |
| filming
location |
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| DIRECTOR |
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Clive
Donner |
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| CAST |
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Roddy
McDowall (Hasan,
also known as 'the Thief of Baghdad')
Frank Finlay (Abu Bakar)
Marina Vlady (Perizadah)
Peter Ustinov (the Caliph of Baghdad)
Terence Stamp (Wazir Jaudur)
Ian Holm (the Gatekeeper of the temple)
Daniel Emilfork (Genie)
Pavla Ustinov (Princess Yasmine)
Kenji Tanaki
Neil McCarthy (Jaudur's Aide)
Vincent Wong
Leon Greene
Bruce Montague
Raymond Llewellyn
Geoffrey Cheshire
Gabor Vernon
Kevork Malikyan
Michael Chesdon
Ahmed Khalil
Yashaw Adem/Yasher Adem
SUPPORTING CAST
Arnold Diamond
Ahmed El Shenawi (Kanishka)
George Little
Marina Sirtis (Harem Girl) |
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| SUMMARY |
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| KABIR
BEDI DETAILS |
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| Kabir's
part |
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Kabir plays
one of the lead roles, Prince Taj El Malik of Sakhar.
Pino Locchi is the Italian dubbing voice for Kabir. |
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| Kabir's
showstopper |
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| Andrea's review |
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| YUM! |
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| EEK! |
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MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED === |
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| IN
SHORT... |
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| discussion |
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discuss
this movie with others |
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| KABIR
BEDI PICTURES |
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| Kabir
stills |
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movie
picture galleries |
| reviews
w/ Kabir pix |
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| other
links w/ Kabir pix |
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| tv
broadcasts |
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want
to see Kabir in
it? check TV listings of Kabir's
work - current/archives |
| not
to be confused with |
|
...Ravikant
Nagaich's THIEF OF BAGHDAD (1977), also starring
Kabir Bedi, or
another Hindi-film Thief of Baghdad (1968), starring Dara Singh,
Nishi, Helen and Sheikh.
Among many film versions of the Thief of Baghdad, Ludwig Berger's/Michael
Powell's adventure classic from 1940, starring young Indian star
Sabu as 'Abu' and - among others - Conrad Veidt, stands out -
even after 65 years.
There is also an Indian TV serial called Thief of Baghdad, described
as "fantasy on Arabian Nights". The 60-minutes episodes
were broadcast on Wednesdays from Autumn 2000 on Zee TV.
Another project, in English, Telugu and Hindi, is Douchan Gersi's
Return of the Thief of Baghdad, starring Telugu-star Chiranjeevi
(Abu), Jason Connery, Charlotte Ayanna, Manisha Koirala, Richard
Kiel, Omar Sharif and others.
Filmed on location in India since Summer 1999, the production
of the film has now been stopped. |
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| LINKS |
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| official
website |
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| trailers |
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| reviews |
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| other
related links |
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| INFORMATION -
QUICK BITS |
• Director
Clive Donner chose Kabir for
his movie because "he looks like a real prince".
• Although
the film received a certificate '[suitable for children]
from 6 years' from the FSK in Germany, some of the scenes
are
too
scary
for very young children, according to film critics. |
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| INFORMATION -
GENERAL INFORMATION |
| • While
filming a scene for The Thief of Baghdad, the scaffold
- four metres high - collapsed to which the "flying
carpet" was attached. The stars were sent "flying" to
the ground - fortunately nobody was injured. |
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PRODUCTION DIARY |
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