ThiefHott Too much of everything

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

ebiros2 Steve Reeves stars in this classic without showing his skin, but his charm is still intact.Karim (Steve Reeves) is the thief who princess Amina (Giorgia Moll) is secretly in love with. She falls ill due to the side effect of a love potion. Only the man who can deliver the blue rose can cure her. Now its race to find the rose between Karim and the prince of Osman, but first they must pass through the seven doors.The movie is a classical fantasy. I believe that this was what family entertainment was all about back in the '60s. Looking back, it definitely looks dated, but people have more gentler demeanor and is pleasing to watch. It is less famous than the same movie starring Zabu, and is of lower key. The movie's story is pretty flat, and is not worth the watch unless you're a die hard Steve Reeves fan.

jaldapeta ...and saw this film several times in a boring town, in a boring school...***SPOILER*** The hero has to pass seven tests: different scenarios with a variety of landscape, animal and personal attackers. I have an image of the hero fighting trees, that became living monsters. Of course, the plot was trite. But at least there was enough action, humor and love. And everything ended well (blue rose and princess included) !!! *** END OF SPOLER***Thanks, Steve Reeves (very sorry, he's dead)and supporting cast: You made me (and others fellows) feel better in those days. ¿ Isn't it that something for his loved ones ?

terry-f-graham I don't often beg but please release it on DVD. Make an old man happy. This is another of the marvellous range of Steve Reeves movies that came out in the 60s. I think this is my favourite because it is almost a comedy. It simply has an air of cheerfulness, joy and happiness about it, which you can't really say about any other of his films. The supporting cast is also excellent with a soundtrack that I remember fondly. Reading these comments, if anyone does, you may realise that I am padding to get in the 10 lines of text that are the minimum. The point of the comment is to try to get someone to release it so to reiterate - some company release it - it's better than some of the dross that comes out.

zerogirl42 The Thief of Baghdad is a wonderful fantasy with plenty of battles, puzzles, and obstacles that you would expect in an epic adventure. Steve Reeves stars as Karim, an Arabian "Robin Hood" who cleverly thieves his way into the royal palace charading as a prince. While he's there, he falls in love with the princess who also falls in love with him.Even though forbidden love motivates the storyline, The Thief of Baghdad is more like Homer's Odyssey. The film focuses more on the quest Karim must complete to prove he's worthy of Princess Amina's hand in marriage. With the help of a man in white (who keeps appearing and disappearing), Karim battles tree monsters, Arabian sirens and much more.There's a lot of humor in the film which is probably due to the director, Arther Lubin (he was primarily a comedy director). There are also battle scenes along the lines of Braveheart where clever tactics are used.Overall, The Thief of Baghdad is a very light-hearted fantasy. It was a childhood favorite (we had an old, betamax copy that we taped off the TV when I was a kid). My older brother was a huge sci-fi, fantasy fan and introduced it to me. I hadn't seen it in over 20 years, when it got brought up in a conversation with friends who play D & D. We were talking about the skeletons in the 7th Voyage of Sinbad and I remembered this curious, little film from my childhood. There isn't as much animation in The Thief of Baghdad, but the storyline is excellent. Steve Reeve's does all his own stunts too.I found a copy on eBay. It was totally worth the $20 I spent on it. After viewing it as an adult and showing it to someone who had never seen it before, I can truly say this is a classic and people of any age can enjoy it.You can vote for The Thief of Baghdad to be reissued on DVD at the TCM site. Be sure you choose the 1961 version, there are several movies with the same title, but they are not the same story as the one starring Steve Reeve's. The original film was in in Italian, but I'm only familiar with the English-dubbed version. The voice acting is excellent. The Thief of Baghdad should be required viewing in dubbing school (if there is such a thing).