Kismet

1955 • 1h 53m • Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy

57%Rotten Tomatoes

ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!

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.

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Writers

Charles Lederer, Luther Davis

Status

Released