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Douglas FairbanksThief of Bagdad (1924)

Original (and therefore public domain) version of this classic. Does not contain any of the "additional" footage, interviews, new music or other embellishments added and copyrighted in the 1980s.
Enjoy the acrobatic athleticism and Human-Generated (HG) effects of one of filmdom's greatest actors.
IMDb 7.8/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015400/


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
Audio/Visual: silent, color
Keywords: fairbanks; bagdad; flying carpet

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Reviewer: DJ Psychomike - - March 6, 2009
Subject: One of the greatest adventure films ever made
Great fun and a wonderful story- from beginning to end a fantastic film.

Reviewer: ladycat - - June 16, 2008
Subject: Fantastic film!
This is the best Douglas Fairbanks film I've seen, and by far one of the best of any silent film I've ever seen!

The plot is suspensful, the acting is great, the score is wonderful, and the special effects are stunning. Fairbanks really outdid himself in this movie.

Reviewer: robcat2075 - - November 6, 2007
Subject: music not PD
It's a great movie, but but that soundtrack is a recent addition and is still under copyright. Rent the proper DVD and you can see it in a resolution that does some justice to the fine work of the movie makers.

Reviewer: Cat Lady - - November 3, 2007
Subject: Love it!
This one is worth watching twice, for the elaborate sets, the special effects (I still haven't figured out how they did such a realistic underwater sequence), and Fairbanks' acting as well as his athletics. For this being a silent movie, the life and mindset of a thief and the real remorse he felt upon finding beauty and then getting religion are conveyed very well.

Was this story built on an existing legend, or is the original tale? It's very good. I like it even better than the later version with Sabu.

The soundtrack is also excellent, and the print is pretty good. Five stars for this one.

Reviewer: dramafan - - July 16, 2007
Subject: glad it's here, but...
... that Retro logo at the top is too distracting. It should be in a bottom corner and transparent.
I don't mind the subtitles so much but wish there was some way they could have been added in some space underneath the actual film, not right on top of it. (No idea if that was even possible, just saying wish it was.)

5 star film, 3 stars for this particular rendering due mostly to the Retro logo and also the subtitles (as they stand) being distractions.

Reviewer: forgetme - - July 15, 2007
Subject: Spanish subtitles
Please note this silent movie has
Spanish subtitles over the original titles. Being spanish myself, I don't mind it, but english speaking people could be upset by it.