The Thief of Bagdad (Deluxe Edition)

Douglas Fairbanks spared no expense for what may be the most lavish fantasy movie ever made. Inspired by the flying-carpet effects of Fritz Lang's somber but spectacular Der M?de Tod, Fairbanks (ever the canny businessman) bought the American rights, then hid the film away as he created his own show-stopping adventure, an adaptation of A Thousand and One Nights in which the magic-carpet ride was but one of many fantastic marvels. Swaggering through massive marketplace sets and cavernous throne rooms as an incorrigible thief and pickpocket, he scales towering walls (with the help of a magic rope) and leads a merry chase through crowded bazaars in his pursuit of loot--until he falls in love with the beautiful princess and vows to win her heart. This jaunty opening is but mere preamble to the spectacular second act. As three kings scour the globe to retrieve the rarest treasures known to man, the repentant thief embarks on an odyssey through caverns of fire and underwater caves. The marvelous special effects--from the smoke-belching dragon and underwater spider to the flying horse and magic armies arising from the dust--may show their seams but glow with a timeless sense of wonder. William Cameron Menzies's magnificent sets appear to have leapt from the pages of a storybook. As the adventure concludes in a torrent of movie magic that cascades nonstop through the breathless final hour, Fairbanks commands the screen with a hearty laugh and graceful athleticism, the cinema's first action hero triumphant. Kino's restored edition is tinted and features an organ score by Gaylord Carter. --Sean Axmaker more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-20-2009; Douglas Fairbank's best work; Directed by Raoul Walsh in 1924, THE THIEF OF BAGDAD is definitely the OG Arabian Nights fantasy in Silent Film. A 1940 Technicolored version was released starring Sabu but the two versions are complete opposites. The biggest...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-13-2008; One of the fest silent films ever!; HiI had a VHS version of this film and have watched it several time with friends. I jumped at the chance to get it again on DVD.The film is so good that you forget that it is silent and just enjoy the story.A note of interest the art...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-12-2008; Perhaps the best sci-fi of the silent-film era; In 1924 the Thief of Bagdad was produced for the (then) stagering cost of $2.5 million! The range of emotions, the sense of location, the mysteries of Babalon, and the sheer magnitism of Douglas Fairbanks (a carefree pickpocket) alone...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-08-2008; Great; Watching this movie is like having a fairy tale dream. It's a must have to all silent film lovers.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-20-2009; Douglas Fairbank's best work; Directed by Raoul Walsh in 1924, THE THIEF OF BAGDAD is definitely the OG Arabian Nights fantasy in Silent Film. A 1940 Technicolored version was released starring Sabu but the two versions are complete opposites. The biggest...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-06-2003; It's Cut?; Some one here says this DVD has a cut down version of the film. I was going to say, if you have never seen it, it's one of the Classics of the Silent era and Fairbanks. One thing I might add that will completly change the way you...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-23-2007; Too old; My husband, who is a Movie Buff, thought this was just too old a version. We are returning it.; read full review | report as inappropriate