The Thief of Bagdad - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Thief of Bagdad"
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Timing:
1:47 (107 min)
7.1/10
249
249
7.26/10
1937
1937
7.4/10
14163
14163
Film crew
Director
Producer
Editor
Costume Design
John Armstrong
Costume Design
Oliver Messel
Costume Design
Marcel Vertès
Costume Design
Production Design
Original Music Composer
Associate Producer
Director of Photography
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Production Manager
David B. Cunynghame
Production Manager
Screenplay
Miles Malleson
Screenplay
Special Effects
Lawrence W. Butler
Special Effects
Story
Songs
Assistant Director
Charles David
Assistant Director
Geoffrey Boothby
Assistant Director
Other
Natalie Kalmus
Other
Scenic Artist
W. Percy Day
Scenic Artist
Supervising Editor
William Hornbeck
Supervising Editor
Sound Effects
Jack Whitney
Sound Effects
Sound Director
A.W. Watkins
Sound Director
Dialogue
Miles Malleson
Dialogue
Assistant Camera
Osmond Borradaile
Assistant Camera
Music Director
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Scenario Writer
What's left behind the scenes
- “Baghdad Thief” began filming in the UK, but after the war started, filming was moved to California. The scenes with the abduction of the All-Seeing Eye were filmed in the Grand Canyon.
- Initially, Korda planned to cast Vivien Leigh in the role of the princess, but she refused and left for Hollywood. By the time Korda himself arrived in California, it was too late to change the lead actress. Vivien Leigh starred with resounding success in his next film, “Lady Hamilton” (1941).
- In the USSR, the definition of a film as a trophy sometimes appeared, but this is not the case. The films “The Thief of Bagdad,” “Lady Hamilton,” and “Jungle Book” by Korda were gifted to the Soviet Union during the war as a sign of gratitude for its contribution to the fight against Nazism.
- "The Thief of Bagdad" was one of the first films to use chroma key technology (specifically in shooting the scene of the genie's appearance), developed in the early 1930s by Linwood Dunn, who worked at RKO Radio Pictures. During the film's creation, Larry Butler, responsible for creating the innovative special effects for that time, significantly improved it and was subsequently awarded an “Oscar” for Best Visual Effects.
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