Thief of Bagdad (1924) Douglas Fairbanks Sr

Douglas Fairbanks Sr in The 'The Thief of Bagdad.'

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Film & Animation

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• Fairbanks
• 1924
• Thief
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• Bagdad

[gardenalien]

If it wasnt for the silent movies, you ignorant....!!Thing!!, Hollywood would not be today in the world map for motion pictures. These sort of movies, (Today considered to be works of art) F:Y:I was the type that at the time filled all movie houses around the world and made millions of dollars in those days, making the US economy flourish. Ignorant Thing, TV didn't exist, nor PC, Nor I Pods, noe DVDs etc etc.... Just in case you didn't know. I hope your small brain grasp this information.

[prgwbtd]

Isn't it amazing what you can do without computers? Hollywood has been possessed by computer animation...hardly anything looks real anymore. I'm all for it, but only when it is necessary. Thank goodness we can go back and watch these classics - a nice break from the crap we have to watch today.

[thecollector1138]

@Sturman422 Actually, this movie was shot on 35mm film, which has a far higher resolution and picture quality than High Definition video. Of course, thanks to age and wear, the film has degraded quite a bit. However, I was fortunate enough to see this movie on a near pristine 16mm print struck from the original negative. It wasn't a perfect image, but it was very clear. And let me tell you, the effects were more incredible on a big screen than they ever could be on youtube. It was phenomenal!

[tilohan86b]

Astounding film, a spectacle for the soul. This is the American Metropolis, or rather Metropolis is the German Thief of Bagdad. It boggles my mind that after 3 years of film school, I'm just now hearing and seeing this film. This is one of those films that is so good, its hard to believe such a great work exists. Bravo.

[suicideposter]

Those towers in the set are so surreal, its as if it was another planet.

[SrNutritivo]

@prgwbtd Movies, from the very beginning, have used the hi-tech of the era... including this expensive one... I disagree with you... Technology is the bassement of the movies....

[wendyverdades]

LOve it!

[MrWatercolourmike]

Just heard about this movie on late radio . Can't wait to see whole thing....looks good

[Lockemeister]

@prgwbtd They could do wonders with an optical printer in the 1920's. Most of todays GCI looks phoney. Of course there are exceptions like what Industrial Light and Magic can do.

[xpreshun]

ur face is.

[xpreshun]

cynics need to leave youtube

[Sturman422]

no its because the visual resolution is much much lower back then than it is now with High Definition and all the extremely high quality cameras, that pick up things our eyes cant even percieve at a speed....

if this movie with those effects was shot with todays cameras it would look outright rediculous...good movie though storywise...computer effects do tend to take away from the story and more towards production value