Kismet (1955)
ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!
A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.
- Date of release
- 1955-10-08
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
- Director
- Vincente Minnelli
Casting
- Howard Keel — The Poet
- Ann Blyth — Marsinah
- Dolores Gray — Lalume
- Vic Damone — Caliph
- Monty Woolley — Omar
- Sebastian Cabot — Wazir
- Jay C. Flippen — Jawan
- Mike Mazurki — Chief Policeman
- Jack Elam — Hasan-Ben
- Ted de Corsia — Police Sub-altern
- Pat Sheehan — Harem Girl (uncredited)
- Reiko Sato — 1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Kismet is a 1955 American musical-comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed. It was filmed in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Howard Keel, Ann Blyth and Vic Damone.
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