Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)

Wild nights of sheer delights! Burning days of bold adventure!

Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.

Date of release
1944-01-14
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (39)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Director
Arthur Lubin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a 1944 American adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Arthur Lubin, and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Turhan Bey. The film is derived from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, but its storyline departs greatly from the folk tale of the same name, wedding that story to an actual historic event. The film is one of series of "exotic" tales released by Universal during the Second World War; others include Cobra Woman, Arabian Nights, and White Savage.

Production

The role of Jamiel was meant to be played by Sabu. However, when he went into the army, the role was taken by Turhan Bey.

Maria Montez admitted she only acted "three or four times" in the film.

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