The thief of Bagdad : an Arabian Nights fantasy /

Ahmed The Thief is happy to be a vagabond rogue until he falls in love with the beautiful Princess. He must prove himself worthier of her hand than his rival, the evil Prince of the Mongols, who has come to seize the Princess, and Bagdad, for his own.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980, Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939, Edwards, Snitz, 1862-1937, Belcher, Charles, Sir, 1876-, Johnston, Julanne, Kamiyama, Sōjin, 1884-1954, Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961, Hurst, Brandon, 1866-1947, Du Crow, Tote, Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2004]
Subjects:	Fantasy films. Silent films. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	Ahmed The Thief is happy to be a vagabond rogue until he falls in love with the beautiful Princess. He must prove himself worthier of her hand than his rival, the evil Prince of the Mongols, who has come to seize the Princess, and Bagdad, for his own.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. Newly mastered from an archival 35mm negative. Special features: Filmed introduction by Orson Welles -- Nineteen minutes of rare outtakes (courtesy of Bruce Lawton) -- Rare special effects footage -- Excerpt of Paul Leni's Waxworks (Fairbank's inspiration for Thief) -- Excerpt of George Méllès's Arabian nights (Le palais des mille et une nuits, 1905) -- Excerpts from the souvenir program. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	With an digital orchestral soundtrack performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra ; adapted from the original 1924 cue sheets ; art director, William Cameron Menzies ; film editor, William Nolan.