Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

mahony-7 Many reviewers have expressed a quiet affection for this film. And rightly so.Steve Reeves does well and seems to be enjoying himself.I liked the quest for the blue rose: the seven gates with the strangler trees, the cloak of invisibility, the dangerous lady in white, etc.The special effects were credible considering that the film is more than fifty years oldI enjoyed the pearls-from-shooting-stars ruse.Carlo Rustichelli's score supported the action without resorting to Arabian Nights clichés.A colourful, entertaining film reminiscent of those Saturday matinees.

Lee Eisenberg I've never read any of the Arabian mythology, only seen adaptations of it. "The Thief of Baghdad" is one such adaptation, and it delivers exactly what it promises. If you're looking for action and adventure, this is the movie for you. There aren't any genies, mind you. Just the typical things that we find in sword-and-sandal flicks.The says at the beginning that it got filmed in Tunisia. Tunisia of course made news in 2011 as the birthplace of what became known as Arab Spring. Around the time that they were making the movie, both Tunisia and Iraq - that is, Baghdad's location - had had coups in the past few years, and had more in later years. But Iraq didn't come to the world's attention until the Gulf War (and even during the second Gulf War large numbers of Americans couldn't find Iraq on a map), and Tunisia didn't come to the world's attention until its populace overthrew Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Even so, scenes from two of the most famous movies got filmed in these countries: part of "Star Wars" got filmed in Tunisia and the beginning of "The Exorcist" got filmed in Iraq.Anyway, "The Thief of Baghdad" is simply a fun movie. Steve Reeves always played cool roles.

jaldapeta ...and saw this film several times in a boring town, in a boring school...***SPOILER*** The hero has to pass seven tests: different scenarios with a variety of landscape, animal and personal attackers. I have an image of the hero fighting trees, that became living monsters. Of course, the plot was trite. But at least there was enough action, humor and love. And everything ended well (blue rose and princess included) !!! *** END OF SPOLER***Thanks, Steve Reeves (very sorry, he's dead)and supporting cast: You made me (and others fellows) feel better in those days. ¿ Isn't it that something for his loved ones ?

zerogirl42 The Thief of Baghdad is a wonderful fantasy with plenty of battles, puzzles, and obstacles that you would expect in an epic adventure. Steve Reeves stars as Karim, an Arabian "Robin Hood" who cleverly thieves his way into the royal palace charading as a prince. While he's there, he falls in love with the princess who also falls in love with him.Even though forbidden love motivates the storyline, The Thief of Baghdad is more like Homer's Odyssey. The film focuses more on the quest Karim must complete to prove he's worthy of Princess Amina's hand in marriage. With the help of a man in white (who keeps appearing and disappearing), Karim battles tree monsters, Arabian sirens and much more.There's a lot of humor in the film which is probably due to the director, Arther Lubin (he was primarily a comedy director). There are also battle scenes along the lines of Braveheart where clever tactics are used.Overall, The Thief of Baghdad is a very light-hearted fantasy. It was a childhood favorite (we had an old, betamax copy that we taped off the TV when I was a kid). My older brother was a huge sci-fi, fantasy fan and introduced it to me. I hadn't seen it in over 20 years, when it got brought up in a conversation with friends who play D & D. We were talking about the skeletons in the 7th Voyage of Sinbad and I remembered this curious, little film from my childhood. There isn't as much animation in The Thief of Baghdad, but the storyline is excellent. Steve Reeve's does all his own stunts too.I found a copy on eBay. It was totally worth the $20 I spent on it. After viewing it as an adult and showing it to someone who had never seen it before, I can truly say this is a classic and people of any age can enjoy it.You can vote for The Thief of Baghdad to be reissued on DVD at the TCM site. Be sure you choose the 1961 version, there are several movies with the same title, but they are not the same story as the one starring Steve Reeve's. The original film was in in Italian, but I'm only familiar with the English-dubbed version. The voice acting is excellent. The Thief of Baghdad should be required viewing in dubbing school (if there is such a thing).