The Thief of Bagdad (Criterion Collection)

Conrad Veidt, Rex Ingram, Sabu. Blinded and banished from his kingdom, a young prince joins up with a scrappy thief to win back his crown from the nefarious Jaffar and gain the heart of a beautiful princess. Includes new digital transfer, two audio commentary tracks from Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, another from historian Bruce Eder, documentary about the technical aspects and special effects of the film, propaganda film The Lion Has Wings (1940) which interrupted the production of the film, excerpts from Michael Powell’s autobiographical dictations, radio interview with the composer, stills gallery with behind-the-scenes photos, theatrical trailer and booklet with new essays by scholars Andrew Moor and Ian Christie. Directed by Michael Powell. 1940/color/106 min/NR/fullscreen.