Year: 1940
Time: 106 min.
 
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 431
Release Date: May 27 2008
MSRP: $39.95
 
DVD
2 Discs | DVD-9
1.33:1 ratio
English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English
Region 1
 
 Audio commentary featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese   Audio commentary with film and music historian Bruce Eder   Visual Effects, a documentary about the technical achievements of The Thief of Bagdad, featuring interviews with special-effects masters Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Murren, and Craig Barron   The Lion Has Wings(1940), Alexander Korda’s propaganda film for the English war effort, created when The Thief of Bagdad went into production hiatus   Excerpts from codirector Michael Powell’s audio dictations for his autobiography   Excerpts from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa   Stills gallery featuring rare images of the film’s production and photos shot in Dufaycolor   Optional music and effects track   Theatrical trailer   A booklet featuring new essays by film scholars Andrew Moor and Ian Christie