The Thief of Bagdad 1940

Critics score:
100 / 100

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Scott Tobias, AV Club: Treating cinema as a giant toy box, Korda resembles a child with an overactive imagination, giddily piling on every exotic and magical conceit the story can handle. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Alexander Korda's opulent Arabian Nights fantasy suffers from pallid performances and frequently succumbs to kitsch, but it still casts its fragile spell. Read more

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Ranks next to Fantasia as the most beguiling and wondrous film of this troubled season. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This 1940 movie is one of the great entertainments. It lifts up the heart. Read more

Don Macpherson, Time Out: A delightful hocus-pocus of colour, dashing adventure, and special effects. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The Thief of Bagdad is a colorful, lavish and eye-appealing spectacle. Read more