The Thief of Bagdad Page #4

Synopsis: In Bagdad, the young and naive Sultan Ahmad is curious about the behavior of his people. The Grand Vizier Jaffar convinces Ahmad to walk through the city disguised as a subject to know his people. Then he seizes the power telling to the inhabitants that Ahmad has died while he sends his army to arrest the Sultan that is thrown into the dungeons and sentenced to death. Ahmad befriends the young thief Abu that helps him to escape from the prison. They flee to Basra and plan to travel abroad with Sinbad. However Ahmad stumbles upon the beautiful princess and they fall in love with each other. But the evil Jaffar has also traveled to Basra to propose to marry the princess. When they see each other, Jaffar uses magic to blind Ahmad and turn Abu into a dog. Is their love doomed?
Production: United Artists
  Won 3 Oscars. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
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Year:
1940
106 min
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that the air of noon.

Let's wait for the nightingale of in the evening.

To the swimming pool!

A genius!

Don't go there!

II has a genius there!

A genius!

Are you afraid?

Yes, frightfully.

Why don't you flee?

I want to see.

You are my first genius.

Then, observe me well.

It is not necessary to lie to a genius.

You are not ugly.

Are you a good genius?

Not indeed.

The good geniuses are overwhelming.

Do you live thereunder?

No.

- Why are you there?

- To see you.

I was going to bathe.

I wait.

Whereas you are there?

Give me your hand, in water.

You left!

I didn't want.

Will I ever see you again?

Ever?

Don't be afraid,

I am not a genius.

Who are you?

Your slave.

From where do you come?

On the other side of the time,

to find you.

Did you look for me since when?

The beginning of the times.

And now,

will you a long time remain?

Until the end of the times.

For me,

you are what of more beautiful has.

He/it is not

of bigger pleasure for me

that the one to satisfy you.

You will be there

tomorrow at the same hour?

A gardener supervises this park

day and night,

he/it is called the Death.

You must not come.

Prohibit me from coming.

Me then to forbid you it.

To tomorrow!

On every following day...

Did you see it?

We will be able to leave

this night.

I cannot leave.

Why?

You yet saw it again.

Exactly, for it

I cannot leave anymore.

Sensible.

Then I will leave alone.

How will avoid you keep them

without my help?

I will find a means.

You will make yourself take.

Do you remain with me?

Why?

Whereas you dream to leave?

Why would you remain?

Because I am as silly as you.

The following day,

Jaffar the usurper

makes visit

to the sultan of Bassora.

Brother of the Lions...

Fountain of hospitality...

I have the most beautiful

collection of automatons

from all over the world.

This one is the most remarkable.

He/it measures the time.

See how he/it functions.

Magic, this is not?

Dangerous, to not to put

between the people's hands.

Dangerous?

If people

can measure the time,

you won't be anymore

the Mr. of the Time.

They will be interested in the time.

Very just.

They must not know.

Hold, look at which...

What thoroughness.

What precision.

What mastery.

I prefer them

so about my cases...

Watch.

See.

No,

there is the most sublime of all.

Admire that.

I turn the key

and they make the same thing

every time,

as I hear it.

What doesn't make

still my topics

and I see myself obligated

to make decapitate them.

Magnificent collection

and nearly complete.

Nearly complete?

But, my collection

is quite complete.

Don't be mistaken.

I know that only a miracle

could complete

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Miles Malleson

William Miles Malleson (25 May 1888 – 15 March 1969), generally known as Miles Malleson, was an English actor and dramatist, particularly remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Towards the end of his career he also appeared in cameo roles in several Hammer horror films, with a fairly large role in The Brides of Dracula as the hypochondriac and fee-hungry local doctor. Malleson was also a writer on many films, including some of those in which he had small parts, such as Nell Gwyn (1934) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). He also translated and adapted several of Molière's plays (The Misanthrope, which he titled The Slave of Truth, Tartuffe and The Imaginary Invalid). more…

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