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

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.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulcomedicfast-pacedcolorfulold-worldromantic

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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