| Edition |
Standard format. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sd., col. tinted ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; digital stereo. |
| Note |
Silent, with English intertitles and musical accompaniment. |
| Cast |
Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson. |
| Credits |
Photographed by Arthur Edeson ; film editor, William Nolan ; production design, William Cameron Menzies ; costume director, Mitchell Leisen ; score compiled by Rodney Sauer and Susan Hall, adapted from the original 1924 cue sheets ; score performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. |
| Note |
Cast & crew credits from container and other sources. |
|
Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. |
|
Special features: introduction by Orson Welles (5 min.); rare outtake footage (19 min.); matte photography outtakes (1 min.); excerpt from Paul Leni's "Das wachsfigurenkabinett" (c1924, 3 min.); excerpt from Georges Melies's "Le Palais des Mille et Une Nuits" (c1905, 8 min.); "About the score" essay by Rodney Sauer (33 p.); excerpts from the souvenir program book (22 p.). |
| Summary |
"A carefree pickpocket turns his appealing brand of mischievous thievery toward the attainment of happiness-- and an exotic Princess. The only way he can win either is by retrieving the rarest treasures hidden within the mysterious Orient, a quest that grows more fantastic with every passing thrill" -- Container. |
| Note |
"Licensed only for private home use" -- Container. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1996 |
| Subject |
Arabs -- Drama.
|
|
Thieves -- Drama.
|
|
Baghdad (Iraq) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
|
| Genre |
Fantasy films.
|
|
Action and adventure films.
|
|
Fiction films.
|
|
Silent films.
|
|
Feature films.
|
| Added Author |
Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.
|
|
Woods, Lotta.
|
|
Thomas, Elton, 1883-1939.
|
|
Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939.
|
|
Edwards, Snitz, 1862-1937.
|
|
Belcher, Charles, 1872-1943.
|
|
Johnston, Julanne.
|
|
Kamiyama, Sōjin, 1884-1954.
|
|
Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961.
|
|
Hurst, Brandon, 1866-1947.
|
|
Du Crow, Tote, 1858-1927.
|
|
Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978.
|
|
Edeson, Arthur, 1891-1970.
|
|
Nolan, Bill, 1894-1954.
|
|
Menzies, William Cameron, 1896-1957.
|
|
Leisen, Mitchell, 1898-1972.
|
|
Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
|
|
Kino International Corporation.
|
|
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation.
|
|
United Artists Corporation.
|
| Added Title |
THIEF OF BAGDAD : AN ARABIAN NIGHTS FANTASY |
| ISBN |
738329032920 |
| Standard No. |
738329032920 : $29.99 |
| Music # |
K329 Kino on Video |
|
