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5.6A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.
Released: 1955-10-08113 minDir: Vincente MinnelliMusic, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast
- Howard Keel as The Poet
- Ann Blyth as Marsinah
- Dolores Gray as Lalume
- Vic Damone as Caliph
- Monty Woolley as Omar
- Sebastian Cabot as Wazir
Themes
- musical
- beggar
- bagdad
- romance
- impostor
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
1,711 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 315225
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- review score
- 5.1/10
- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- Kismet
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Connections
Kismet
Entity
Warner Bros.
Concept
Baghdad
City
Marlene Dietrich
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Hajj
Entity
IMDb
Entity
Alexander Borodin
Entity
musical
Entity
Amir
Entity
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Company
Rotten Tomatoes
Entity
harem
Entity
comedy film
Entity
An American in Paris
Entity
Singin' in the Rain
Entity
American Film Institute
Entity
Vincente Minnelli
Entity
Ronald Colman
Entity
musical film
Entity
Categories
1950s musical fantasy films1955 American films1955 English-language films1955 fantasy films1955 films1955 musical comedy films1955 romantic comedy filmsAmerican CinemaScope filmsAmerican musical comedy filmsAmerican musical fantasy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsAmerican romantic musical filmsEnglish-language musical comedy filmsEnglish-language musical fantasy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms based on adaptationsFilms based on musicalsFilms directed by Vincente MinnelliFilms produced by Arthur FreedFilms set in BaghdadMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date