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Kismet

(1955)

October 8, 1955• 1h 53m
56%
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Overview

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Top Billed Cast

HK

Howard Keel

The Poet

AB

Ann Blyth

Marsinah

DG

Dolores Gray

Lalume

VD

Vic Damone

Caliph

MW

Monty Woolley

Omar

SC

Sebastian Cabot

Wazir

JCF

Jay C. Flippen

Jawan

MM

Mike Mazurki

Chief Policeman

JE

Jack Elam

Hasan-Ben

TdC

Ted de Corsia

Police Sub-altern

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