Ali Baba und die vierzig Räuber

Originaltitel: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1943
12
1 Std. 27 Min.

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Heinz Schulz-Neudamm in Ali Baba und die vierzig Räuber (1943)

Ein von vierzig Dieben erzogener Prinz rächt sich an den mongolischen Invasoren, die seinen Vater ermordeten und sein Königreich stahlen.Ein von vierzig Dieben erzogener Prinz rächt sich an den mongolischen Invasoren, die seinen Vater ermordeten und sein Königreich stahlen.Ein von vierzig Dieben erzogener Prinz rächt sich an den mongolischen Invasoren, die seinen Vater ermordeten und sein Königreich stahlen.

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6,3/10

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The reason the plot of the Arabian Nights tale wasn't used for the movie may have had something to do with the fact that in the original story, there are some 42 murders; the first is Ali Baba's cousin, and the other 41 are those of the 40 thieves themselves and, later, their ringleader, who arrives at Ali Baba's disguised as a merchant and thirsting for revenge. He is the last of the forty thieves to die. The others die when, after smuggling themselves into Ali Baba's house in wine casks, boiling hot water is poured into each of the casks.

Patzer
When the thieves are singing as they return to the cave the camera is leading them. The tire tracks of the camera car are plainly visible in the sand in front of the horse's hooves.

Zitate
Abdullah: For a man's country or his stomach he might bid his life; even for his horse. Never, never for a woman.

Verbindungen
Edited into Das Schwert des Ali Baba (1965)

Soundtracks
Song of the Forty Thieves
Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennen
Music by Edward Ward
Performed by Universal Studio Chorus

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7/10

Fun Technicolor fluff, courtesy of Universal

Amara (Yvette Duguay) and Ali (Scotty Beckett) exchange blood as children, to symbolize their love. They are separated, and Alis' father, Caliph of Baghdad, is murdered. Ali gets away, finds the Forty Thieves' lair, and falls asleep. He is discovered, but allowed to live. Ten years go by. Ali (Hall) finds Amara (Montez) bathing. The delirious plot goes from there, making brief stops in the land of operetta and mis-choreographed musical numbers.

The person in charge of Technicolor went wild in this film. The characters' clothes are color coordinated with their surroundings (the escaped prince is wearing pink and white--the boulders surrounding him are white and pink, etc). There is one main castle--it changes color depending on whether it's day or night, and according to what colors Montez is wearing. The insides of the castle change color from shot to shot, from green to beige to pink. William Fritzsche, Universal's Associate Technicolor consultant, created a dream world where the sky can be green (literally) and anything can happen.

The actors' looks are more important than their performances. Jon Hall is predictably heroic and dim. Maria Montez is drop dead gorgeous; her accent is thicker than usual, and she rolls her r's for some reason, making it hard to guess what some of her lines are. Turhan Bey is good in a bad guy/good guy role. Andy Devine has a relatively small role, so he doesn't do much damage.

This blissfully silly romp is worth seeking out.