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Kismet (1955)

Kismet (1955)

Romance Adventure Fantasy Music

FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!

Release Date: 1955, October 8
Directors: Vincente Minnelli
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Alan Lee, Sam Hunter, William Bagdad, Norman Leavitt, Charles Wagenheim, Lennie Bluett, Jack Elam, Ed Agresti, Sebastian Cabot, Virginia Lee, Dee Turnell, David Bond

Overview:

A 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.

Keywords:

musical romance impostor beggar bagdad