The Thief Of Baghdad (1940 Film)
''The Thief of Bagdad'' is a 1940 British Technicolor historical fantasy film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger (director), Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers Vincent Korda, Vincent and Zoltán Korda, Zoltán. The film stars teen actor Sabu Dastagir, Sabu, Conrad Veidt, John Justin, and June Duprez. It was released in the US and the UK by United Artists. Although produced by Alexander Korda's company London Films in London, the film was completed in California due to the outbreak of World War II. Georges Périnal, credited as George Perinal, won the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Cinematography, Vincent Korda for Academy Award for Best Production Design, Art Direction, and Lawrence W. Butler and Jack Whitney for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Special Effects (marking the first use of the "manual Chroma key, bluescreen t ...
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Film Poster
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspap ...
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