(german) Der Dieb von Bagdad. Ein Märchen aus Tausendundeiner Nacht
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Directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
In Bagdad, the Grand Vizier Jaffar has King Ahmad cast into a dungeon and takes power for himself.
But Ahmad manages to escape with the help of a young thief, Abu. In Basra, the king falls in love
with the sultan’s daughter. But his rival for her affections is none other than Jaffar, who uses magic
powers to blind Ahmad and turn Abu into a dog ... Michael Powell, on set with Natalie Kalmus said
to himself, “we are not making coloured picture postcar...