Kismet (1955)

★★★★★

Original title: Kismet

“ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!”

1955 · 1 h 53 min

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · USA · Classical Hollywood

AdventureComedyFantasyMusicalRomance

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Cast

Howard Keel Ann Blyth Dolores Gray Vic Damone Monty Woolley Sebastian Cabot

Credits

Written by: Charles Lederer

Plot

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of Beggars" rises to power in ancient Baghdad.

Sinekatalog’s take

Vincente Minnelli's musical, with Howard Keel and Ann Blyth, uses Borodin's themes and is colorful, lavish and dated.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,861 votes)
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