"Some of the very first moving images I can remember seeing are from The Thief of Bagdad. I didn't know it then but Michael Powell was one of the directors on that film. And for a kid, there could be no better initiation into the Michael Powell mysteries." - Martin Scorsese

After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves. A rousing adventure involving a wicked vizier, a young king, a beautiful princess, a boy thief, and a genie.