Film of the Day: Intimate Strangers

ADVERTISMENT

MOVIE

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Clive Donner

Starring

Roddy McDowall · Kabir Bedi · Frank Finlay · Marina Vlady · Pavla Ustinov · Daniel Emilfork

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 23rd November 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 27th Oct '23
Debut position: 67
Highest position: 64
Debut gross: £1.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£21.6 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

Global total gross
Global Flag

25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
43

First viewed:
19th Apr 2026

Last viewed:
17th Jun 2026

Director

Role

Clive Donner

Directed By

Ian
Holm

Actor

Character

Roddy McDowall

Hasan

Kabir Bedi

Prince Taj

Frank Finlay

Abu Bakar

Marina Vlady

Perizadah

Pavla Ustinov

Princess Yasmine

Daniel Emilfork

Genie

Ian Holm

The Gatekeeper

Terence Stamp

Wazir Jaudur

Peter Ustinov

The Caliph

Ahmed El Shenawi

Kanishka

Kenji Tanaki

Lalitaditya

Neil McCarthy

Jaudur's Aide

Vincent Wong

Interpreter

Leon Greene

Jaudur's Guard

Bruce Montague

Police Chief

Raymond Llewellyn

Baghdad Attendant

Arnold Diamond

Minister

Geoffrey Cheshire

Herald

Gabor Vernon

Courtier

Kevork Malikyan

Common Man

Michael Chesden

Meat Seller

Ahmed Khalil

Melon Seller

Yashar Adem

Man in Snake

George Little

Man in Audience

Dave Cooper

Guard

Robert Rietty

Captain of the Guard

Marina Sirtis

Harem Girl