Product Details

• Actors: Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Jeff Corey
• Directors: Charles Lamont
• Writers: Robert Hardy Andrews, Tamara Hovey
• Producers: Morgan Cox, Robert Arthur
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 11, 1997
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630434208X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,493 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hassan & Princess Marjan, February 11, 2007

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Sandra J Smith "reader of passionate books" (Beaverton, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bagdad [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Here's the companion film to 'Flame of Araby' (see my review of that film).
Shot in California, the mountainous ranges had to play substitute to the sands of Arabia - go figure.

I have never seen Paul Christian before, and I couldn't decide what to make of him. I think the picture of him on the VHS box is so handsome - and in parts of the movie, he did appear handsome - but in some scenes, he had such a little boy quality to him that I was kind of turned off.

The sets were very good, the acting quite good (Vincent Price's presence helps), Maureen's outfits were as beautiful as ever, especially the one where she does the dance for the gang of fellas decked out in black. There was some minor sword play in a scene or two, giving it a bit of the swashbuckling effect missing from the companion movie 'Flame of Araby'. This movie comes with the original theatrical trailer, but sadly, 'Flame' did not, for some reason.

All in all, I'd put this one at about 9.0 on the 1-10 scale. This movie had more of a plot to it, I'd say the acting was a bit better than it was in 'Flame', even if co-star Paul Christian didn't have the strong build that Jeff Chandler did in 'Flame'. It would be great if Universal would release these two movies on a double dvd. I would purchase it if they did, and I'm sure that other fans of the swashbuckling/Arabian adventures would too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Maureen: a star with dramatic ambition..., January 25, 2009

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Roberto Frangie "Robert" (Leon, Gto. Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bagdad [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Charles Lamont's 'Bagdad' set the tone for Maureen's 1950s film career...

In past adventure movies, she had been merely the irritable and decorative female lead... Now she moved into the full limelight, demanding the screen title once held by Maria Montez, and more recently by Yvonne DeCarlo, as Queen of the period adventure tales...

More than Montez and DeCarlo, Maureen is a spirited and robust actress who can stand up to any hero. She combines her surprising screen beauty with an athletic finesse that allow her to move smoothly from a star with dramatic ambition to a Queen of the B-adventure movies...

'Bagdad' encloses all the fundamental escapist entertainments that flourishes Maureen's appeal: Technicolor lensing, a handsome, co-star not so dynamic, and a weak script which permits Maureen complete freedom to win her noble screen causes with her own feminine persuasion and many vigorous swashbuckling...

With dishonest dealings among the sheiks of Bagdad, princess Maureen, who assumes the disguise of a café entertainer and who sings three songs, learns to her relief that Paul Christian is not the leader of the cowardly Black Riders, a desert gang in partnership with the corrupt Pasha Vincent Price...

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars She was a goddess playing a princess!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bagdad [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Maureen O'Hara played her part in Bagdad to perfection. She became such a part of the movie that the viewer was drawn into the play and you could not be released even after the movie was over. You will compare all other films about that part of the world to this movie for the restr of your life!