Thief of Bagdad (1940, Michael Powell et al)
I guess I thought this was a Michael Powell movie, but it had at least three directors. I guess it was the whole Korda family’s follow-up to The Four Feathers. Total children’s fantasy with brilliant colors except for the occasional harsh violence (beheading talk, arrows shot into the bad guys’ skulls). Nice to see a British/American movie set in Iraq with good guys named Ahmad and Abu who praise Allah every few scenes. Of course the effects are great and of course the princess falls in love way too easily. Our hero was sorta goofy, but Abu the thief is wonderful. Neat how it begins in the middle (blind Ahmad) then hits the full backstory before proceeding.
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