Kismet
1955·Movie
·1h 53min·


About
FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
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.
Classic Hollywood MusicalRomantic FantasyOld Baghdad SettingLavish ProductionFamily-FriendlyHopeful and UpliftingExotic EscapismSilvery Tongued PoetColorful Spectacle
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Directed by:
William Shanks, Vincente Minnelli, Hank Moonjean
Written by:
Charles Lederer, Luther Davis, George Forrest
Produced by:
Arthur Freed, Bobby Webb, Hugh Boswell
Composed by:
André Previn, André Previn, Jeff Alexander
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