The thief of Bagdad : an Arabian fantasy /
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FilmPublisher number: CC1754D | Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection ; 431.Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, ©2008.Edition: Special ed., full screenDescription: 2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)Content type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781604650426
- 1604650427
- Thief of Bagdad (Motion picture : 1940)
- Remake of (work): Thief of Bagdad (Motion picture : 1924)
- Arabian nights -- Film adaptations
- Arabian nights
- Princes -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama
- Thieves -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama
- Kings and rulers
- Princes
- Thieves
- Thieves -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama
- Princes -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- Drama
- Baghdad (Iraq) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
- Iraq -- Baghdad
- Baghdad (Iraq) -- Drama
- Foreign films
- DVD-Video discs.
- Feature films -- Great Britain.
- Fiction films.
- Action and adventure films.
- Drama.
- Fantasy films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Fantasy films.
- Adventure films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Action and adventure films.
- Fantasy films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Fantasy -- Feature.
- Adventure -- Feature.
- Adaptations -- Feature.
- Adaptations cinématographiques.
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
- Films d'aventures.
- Films fantastiques.
- Films de fiction.
- 791.43/72 22
- PN1997 .T41757 2008
- Associate producers, Zoltan Korda and William Cameron Menzies ; production designed by Vincent Korda ; special effects directed by Lawrence Butler ; musical score and songs by Miklos Rozsa ; production manager, David B. Cunynghame ; supervising editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes designed by Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, Marcel Vertes ; film editor, Charles Chrichton.
- Academy awards, 1941: Best cinematograpy, color ; Best art direction, color ; Best effects, special effects.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Recording | Carleton University, AVRC | SP456 - Collections Room | DVD-02625 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 16050192790 |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Booklet includes essays by film scholars Andrew Moor ("Arabian fantasies") & Ian Christie ("The lion triumphant").
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Scorsese; optional audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; optional music and effects track; theatrical trailer (3 min.); color bars.
Special features (disc 2): "Visual effects" documentary (c2008, 31 min.); Blue screen demo (2 min.); Powell reminisces about the making of the film (1987?, audio only); excerpts from a radio interview with Rózsa (1976, audio only); production and publicity stills gallery; Dufaycolor stills gallery; "The lion has wings" (c1940, 76 min., b & w), a propaganda film for the English war effort produced by Korda.
Special features: disc 1. The film: New digital transfer, from restored film elements ; Two audio commentaries: one featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and one with film and music historian Bruce Eder ; Optional music and effects track ; Theatrical trailer -- disc 2. "Visual effects" documentary featuring interviews with special-effects masters Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren, and Craig Barron ; "The lion has wings (1940)," producer Alexander Korda's propaganda film for the English war effort, created when The Thief of Bagdad went into production hiatus ; Excerpts from co-director Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography ; Excerpt from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa ; Stills gallery featuring rare images of the film's production and photos shot in Dufaycolor.
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Academy awards, 1941: Best cinematograpy, color ; Best art direction, color ; Best effects, special effects.
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