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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954) · CriticCrunch

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Movie1954·92 min

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Directed by Jacques Becker

Adventure Comedy

A adventure comedy film directed by Jacques Becker.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 62%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

145 ratings

About Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

A lord’s servant, Ali Baba, is sent to retrieve a slave for his master, but ends up on an adventure filled with gold, mischief, love, and forty famous thieves instead.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Whimsical
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, fate destiny, medieval, fantasy mythology, action combat, international, strangers forced together, con artist trickster, underdog, quest mission, heist caper, fish out of water, heist robbery, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Jacques Becker
Language: French

Cast

Fernandel, Samia Gamal, Dieter Borsche

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How Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ranks

All movies

Top 62%

1950s movies

Top 91%

Adventure movies

Top 66%

Jacques Becker films#4 of 4

Top 62% All movies.

the vibe

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followfunnybroadlightplayful

whimsical

What it's about

quest missionheist caperfish out of waterfreedom rebellionfate destinycon artistunderdogstrangers forced togetherfantasy mythologyaction combatheist robberyforbidden star crossedinternationalmedieval

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful