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The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

Romance · Adventure · Fantasy · 1924

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Movie details

The Thief of Bagdad

“"Happiness Must Be Earned"”

1924 Romance · Adventure · Fantasy 2h 29m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.7 / 10

7.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

97 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Thief of Bagdad?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Written by

Achmed Abdullah · Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

The Thief of Bagdad

Snitz Edwards

Snitz Edwards

His Evil Associate

Charles Belcher

Charles Belcher

The Holy Man

Julanne Johnston

Julanne Johnston

The Princess

Sôjin Kamiyama

Sôjin Kamiyama

The Mongol Prince

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

The Mongol Slave

Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

The Caliph

Court is in session

Put The Thief of Bagdad on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.