The thief of Bagdad [videorecording] : an Arabian Nights fantasy / directed by Raoul Walsh ; scenario by Lotta Woods ; screenplay by Elton Thomas ; produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. ; United Artists.

Thief of Bagdad (Motion picture : 1924)

Standard format.

New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, c2004.

English

Silent, with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.

1 videodisc (154 min.) : sd., col. tinted ; 4 3/4 in.

738329032920

PN1997 .T554 2004

791.43/72

K329 Kino on Video

"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.

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.).

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.

Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson.

Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson.

DVD, NTSC; digital stereo.

National Film Registry selection, 1996

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