The Thief of Baghdad August 13, 2011

When Prince Ahmad (John Justin) is cast out of Bagdad by the marvelously villainous Grand Vizier Jaffar (German legend Conrad Veidt), he joins forces with scrappy thief Abu (Sabu, in his definitive role) to win back his royal place amid a panoply of adventures involving flying horses, shipwrecks, magic carpets, and a bottled-up Genie of epic proportions.

This film is part of the Once Upon a Time in the Middle East series in conjunction with the exhibition Gifts of the Sultan currently on view at LACMA.

Official Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/thief-bagdad