Film

Kismet

1955 · 1h 53m · Music · Romance · Adventure

ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

57%

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.

Howard Keel

The Poet

Ann Blyth

Marsinah

Dolores Gray

Lalume

Vic Damone

Caliph

Monty Woolley

Omar

Sebastian Cabot

Wazir

Jay C. Flippen

Jawan

Mike Mazurki

Chief Policeman

Jack Elam

Hasan-Ben

Ted de Corsia

Police Sub-altern

Pat Sheehan

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Reiko Sato

1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Patricia Dunn

3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Bernie Hamilton

Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

Ray Aghayan

Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Ed Agresti

Nobleman (uncredited)

• Vincente MinnelliDirector
• Charles LedererScreenplay
• Luther DavisScreenplay
• Arthur FreedProducer
• Joseph RuttenbergDirector of Photography
• Robert WrightOriginal Music Composer
• George ForrestOriginal Music Composer
• Adrienne FazanEditor
• Bobby WebbCasting

Kismet - Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

October 8, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Genres

Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy

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