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Kismet

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1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by William Dieterle

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5.5

Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.

Released: 1944-10-01103 minDir: William DieterleAdventure, Fantasy, RomanceBudget: $3.0MBox office: $1.8M

Cast

  • Ronald Colman as Hafiz
  • Marlene Dietrich as Jamilla
  • James Craig as Caliph
  • Edward Arnold as The Grand Vizier
  • Hugh Herbert as Feisal
  • Joy Page as Marsinah

Themes

  • arranged marriage
  • beggar
  • bagdad
  • based on play or musical
  • caliph

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Ratings

IMDb

6/10

1,449 votes

Year
1944
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
John Meehan
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinematographer
Charles Rosher
Narrative location
Baghdad
Duration
100
FilmAffinity ID
927087
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Marlene Dietrich and Ronald Colman in Kismet (1944).tiff
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Commons category
Kismet (1944 film)
publication date
1944-01-01
title
Kismet
production designer
Daniel B. Cathcart
costume designer
Irene Lentz
distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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