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Tales Of Adventure - Collection 7 (1924 - 1961) Imprint Collection #462 - 464 This special collection continues our Tales Of Adventure line, with three iterations of the beloved folklore tale One Thousand and One Nights The Thief Of Bagdad (1924) The Thief Of Bagdad (1940) The Thief Of Baghdad (1961) Limited Edition 3-Disc Hardbox - 1500 copies only. The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - Imprint Collection #462 Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring the 'King of Hollywood', Douglas Fairbanks, this lavish motion picture epic is widely considered one of the best silent films ever produced. The dazzling Arabian Nights adventure-fantasy set in the city of Bagdad follows the dashing Ahmed, the thief who wins a princess. "It is an entrancing picture, wholesome and beautiful, deliberate but compelling, a feat of motion picture art which has never been equaled and one which itself will enthrall persons time and again. You can see this film and look forward to seeing it a second time." - New York Times Special Features and Technical Specs 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray Audio Commentary by Douglas Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance NEW Video Essay on Raoul Walsh byby film writer and author Martyn Conterio Fairbanks and Fantasy The Thief of Bagdad - featurette Restoration Trailer (2012) Audio DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo Aspect Ratio 1.33 1 The Thief of Bagdad (1940) - Imprint Collection #463 Producing legend Alexander Korda brings the tale into Technicolor with this three-time Academy Award-winning film, starring Sabu, Conrad Veidt, and June Duprez. The evil Jaffar has imprisoned the King of Bagdad, Ahmad. A young thief, Abu, helps him to escape to the Sultan's palace where Ahmad falls in love with the Sultan's daughter, who is betrothed to Jaffar. As the two attempt to restore peace to the city, their adventures bring them into contact with a genie and a flyin