The thief of Bagdad An Arabian fantasy
DVD - 2008
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Action and adventure films
Feature films
Fantasy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection : Janus Films
c2008.
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Special ed. double-disc set, full screen
- Item Description
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Scorsese; optional audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; optional music and effects track; theatrical trailer (3 min.); color bars.
Special features: disc 1. The film: New digital transfer, from restored film elements ; Two audio commentaries: one featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and one with film and music historian Bruce Eder ; Optional music and effects track ; Theatrical trailer -- disc 2. "Visual effects" documentary featuring interviews with special-effects masters Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren, and Craig Barron ; "The lion has wings (1940)," producer Alexander Korda's propaganda film for the English war effort, created when The Thief of Bagdad went into production hiatus ; Excerpts from co-director Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography ; Excerpt from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa ; Stills gallery featuring rare images of the film's production and photos shot in Dufaycolor. - Physical Description
- 2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
- Production Credits
- Photography, George Perinal ;special effects directed by Lawrence Butler ; music, Miklos Rozsa ; editor, Charles Chrichton.
- ISBN
- 9781604650426