Some, mostly action sequences, are obviously almost directly copied.
THIEF OF BAGDAD 1924 MOVIE
Also definitely fun to see how much of this movie was later used again in Disney's "Aladdin". It's good simple fun that's professionally and well made, that's also beautiful to look at. It's of course all rather simple and formulaic but this is also what makes the genre so great. Especially toward the ending the movie starts to become greatly adventurous after a sort of slower middle and good first part. The story has all the ingredients needed for such a genre movie as this one an heroic main character, a love interest, stereotypical villains and lots of fun and action. The movie also has some silly looking but yet great early special effects, toward the ending of the movie. Really great looking stuff! (though obviously all fake.) Something you would normally expect to see in a D.W.
The movie is really great looking, with many grand looking sets. It's not hard to see why this man was THE swashbuckling hero of the '20's. He handles all of the athletic action in the movie really well. The unnamed protagonist, the Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks) appeared to be asleep atop a stone platform above a small drinking water fountain. He looks, acts, breaths, eats like a real superstar. Add to that Douglas Fairbanks in good shape and you have a classic unforgettable genre movie! Douglas Fairbanks is totally great in this one. It has all the typical adventurous, action and comedy elements present to make this a great swashbuckling movie. This movie is great fun to watch, like you would expect from a genre movie such as this one.
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