The Veils of Bagdad 70 years old

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The Veils of Bagdad

Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad, from purchasing the services of local leader Mustapha to unite the hill tribes and overthrow the emperor. The intrigue mounts as Antar falls in love with dancer Selima, who tries to avenge her father's death against Hammam's right-hand-man Kasseim, whose wife Rosanna has fallen in love with Antar!

Credits

The Veils of Bagdad Cast

Name Character
Stuart Whitman He was 25, now 96 years old as Sergeant (uncredited)
Glenn Strange He was 54, 74 years old when he died as Mik-Kel
Robert Blake He was 20, now 90 years old as Beggar boy
James Arness He was 30, 88 years old when he died as Targut
Victor Mature He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Antar
Virginia Field She was 35, 74 years old when she died as Rosanna
Mari Blanchard She was 26, 43 years old when she died as Selima
Gregg Palmer He was 26, 88 years old when he died as Osman
Thomas Browne Henry He was 45, 72 years old when he died as Mustapha the Wild
Guy Rolfe He was 41, 91 years old when he died as Kasseim
Nick Cravat He was 41, 82 years old when he died as Ahmed
Howard Petrie He was 46, 61 years old when he died as Karsh
Ludwig Donath He was 53, 67 years old when he died as Kaffar
Leon Askin He was 46, 97 years old when he died as Pasha Hammam
Ben Welden He was 52, 96 years old when he died as Stout Wrestler (uncredited)
Sammy Stein He was 48, 60 years old when he died as Abdallah
David Sharpe He was 43, 70 years old when he died as Ben Ali
Charles Arnt He was 47, 83 years old when he died as Zapolya

The Veils of Bagdad Crew

Name Department
George Sherman as Director. He was 45 (82) years old when He died Directing
The Veils of Bagdad poster
The Veils of Bagdad (70 years)

For gold ! For glory ! For wild pagan lips !

  • Release day: Tuesday, October 06, 1953
  • Runtime: 82 minutes