1955
5.0 (13 votes)
1h 53m
Genres
Music
Romance
Adventure
Fantasy
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Kismet
FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
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.
Key Crew
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay: Luther Davis, Charles Lederer
Producer: Arthur Freed
Director of Photography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Top Cast
Howard Keel
The Poet
Ann Blyth
Marsinah
Dolores Gray
Lalume
Vic Damone
Caliph
Monty Woolley
Omar
Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
Videos
Kismet - Original Theatrical Trailer
