---
title: 'The Thief of Bagdad (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ludwig Berger'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-thief-of-bagdad-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033152/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

1940 · 102 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Family · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor historical fantasy film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers Vincent and Zoltán. The film stars Conrad Veidt, Indian-born teen actor Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, and Rex Ingram. It was released in the US and the UK by United Artists.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Miles Malleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-malleson), [Lajos Bíró](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-biro)
- **Director:** [Ludwig Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-berger), [Alexander Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-korda), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell), [Zoltan Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoltan-korda), [William Cameron Menzies](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-cameron-menzies), [Tim Whelan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-whelan)
- **Producer:** [Alexander Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-korda), [Zoltan Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoltan-korda), [William Cameron Menzies](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-cameron-menzies)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)

## Cast

- [June Duprez](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-duprez)
- [Glynis Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynis-johns)
- [Leslie Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-phillips)
- [Adelaide Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/adelaide-hall)
- [John Justin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-justin) as Ahmad
- [Sabu Dastagir](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabu-dastagir) as Abu
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt) as Jaffar
- [Miles Malleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-malleson)
- [Rex Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-ingram)

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