| Description |
1 videodisc (154 min.) : silent, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; newly mastered with digital stereo. orchestral score. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. |
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Produced for DVD by Bret Wood. |
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Special features: introduction by Orson Welles ; rare outtakes ; special effects footage ; excerpt of paul Leni's waxworks ; excert of Georges Melies's Arabian nights, 1905. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Screenplay, Elton Thomas (pseud. for Douglas Fairbanks ; photography, Arthur Edeson ; musical setting (1975), Gaylord Carter. |
| Cast |
Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Anna May Wong. Orchestral soundtrack performed by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. |
| Summary |
The Arabian nights tale of a thief who falls in love with a princess, and overcomes tremendous obstacles to rescue her and the city of Baghdad from the invading Mongols. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Subject |
Arabs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Thieves -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Baghdad (Iraq) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Action and adventure films.
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| Added Author |
Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.
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Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939.
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Edeson, Arthur, 1891-1970.
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Carter, Gaylord.
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Johnston, Julanne.
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Edwards, Snitz, 1862-1937.
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Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961.
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Wood, Bret.
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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Kino International Corporation.
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Film Preservation Associates.
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