The Thief of Bagdad (1952)
- Original title
- Die Diebin von Bagdad
- Directed by
- Karel Lamač
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A female thief in old Baghdad uses her magic tricks to pull off a series of comedic capers. The story follows her antics as she outwits local authorities and falls into a romance.
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What happens
The Thief of Bagdad (German: Die Diebin von Bagdad) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Theo Lingen, Paul Kemp, Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack. It is not a remake of the 1940 film of the same name, but a comedy about the magic tricks of a female thief in Old Baghdad. It was filmed at the Bendestorf Studios in Lower Saxony. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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