Kismet

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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.

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Setting
Set in Iraq
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Music
Music by André Previn
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg
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Details

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writers: Luther DavisScreenplay
Charles LedererScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: October 8, 1955
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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