We were 100 miles into the desert and got up at five in the morning before the sun got too high for us to work." Reception I had two assistant directors - one who spoke French and one who spoke Tunisian. By the time I got to Tunis I had wised up. I had a complete Italian crew and I didn't speak the language. the producer had never made a movie before and the company was running out of money. Lubin later said "the location was interesting but the picture was hard work. The start date was pushed back to August. Filming was to have started in Rome on 15 July 1960. The film was partly financed by Joseph E. Antonio Battistella – Sultan of Baghdad.Karim sees a bust of the mysterious old man, but the sultan tells him that it is a bust of his late uncle, the great Sultan Achim I. The sultan welcomes Karim as his son-in-law and successor. She takes the rose and tells him that it is blue, and it immediately turns blue, curing her. The Blue Rose is destroyed, but Karim plucks a white rose and gives it to Amina, telling her that if she truly loves him, then it is blue. Karim rescues Amina and returns her to her father. Unfortunately, during the battle, Osman's sword destroys the Blue Rose. Karim arrives and uses the magic jewel to create an army of Karims, which, armed only with clubs, defeats Osman and his army. Osman demands that Sultan Ali surrender Baghdad, threatening Amina. The man gives Karim a magic jewel, telling him it will grant him one wish. He is immediately transported back to the desert, where the old man is waiting with Karim's horse. The Fifth Door leads Karim to a winged horse, on which he travels to a castle in the clouds, where he finds the blue rose. Meanwhile, Osman attacks Baghdad, and Ghamal turns traitor and joins Osman. Karim realizes that Kadeejah and her palace are a trap and finds the Fourth Door in a seaside cave. The Third Door leads to the Palace of Kadeejah, a beautiful woman who tempts Karim to give up the quest and remain with her. Karim realizes that this is an illusion and uses a rock to smash through, finding the Third Door. It leads to a plain of sulphurous geysers that erupt into a ring of fire. Most of the suitors flee, but Karim uses a torch to fight off the trees, after which the Second Door appears. That night, the trees come to life and attack them. They ride through and find themselves in a forest. Karim shares his water with them, and the First Door appears. The next day, the other suitors are beginning to die of thirst. Osman secretly slits the waterbags of the other suitors. Karim camps nearby and slips into the camp to steal food and water. He tries to join the assembled suitors but is recognized. Returning to Baghdad, he is told by the old man about the quest. The sultan proclaims that the quest for the blue rose is open to all.Īt the Mills, Karim learns of Amina's illness and escapes. The blue rose can only be found by passing through the Seven Doors. An old man appears and says that the only way Amina can be cured is for her to be given a blue rose by someone who truly loves her and whom she truly loves. Ghamal gives Osman a potion to make Amina fall in love with him, but she falls dangerously ill after drinking it. Climbing down into a courtyard to escape the guards, he lands in the middle of a group of prisoners condemned to slavery in the Desert Mills and is dragged off with them. He meets with Amina, and they declare their love for each other. The following night, Karim secretly returns to the palace. When her attendants leave, Karim reveals himself to her, and the two are immediately drawn to each other (she believes that he is Prince Osman). When this is discovered, Karim hides in Princess Amina's quarters. Karim sneaks into the palace, waylays Osman, and impersonates the prince, using the opportunity to steal jewels from all of the assembled courtiers. Prince Osman is due to arrive at the palace to ask for the hand of Sultan Ali's daughter Amina in marriage. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad. In the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad was ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The Thief of Baghdad ( Italian: Il ladro di Bagdad) is a 1961 film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Steve Reeves.
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