it be very rare for a film to appeal to viewer of all age to child for a fine narrative and a wonderful and colorful production and and and to adult and for a literate script and fine production value and good casting or acting and all bound together with a fine rozsa score . two roughly contemporary film accomplish this thief of baghdad ( 1940 ) and the adventure of robin hood ( 1938 ) . some of the back story on this production be fascinate . this production and commence in england in the summer of 1939 and move to hollywood and and prove a cover for british intelligence effort . the producer and alexander korda and be subsequently knight in 1942. here be a unique case of the intersection of art and commerce and and politics . by all mean and secure a good cd of this film for your library .