a magical journey concoct by alexander korda and michael powell . these two titan of the british cinema have mix some fabulous ingredient to produce a movie masterpiece . some of the most ravishing early technicolor and a sublime and shimmer miklos rozsa musical score along with the youthful exuberance of sabu and the theatrical and malevolent villainy of conrad veidt and the exquisite beauty and voice of june duprez a the princess all work wonderfully well . mile malleson who play duprez father and the sultan of basra and also write the perfect screenplay which be appropriately grandiose . dont miss this one . since post the above comment and i have obtain the recently release dvd and can honestly say i would never see the picture properly until view this dvd version the clarity and resolution be so precise and the color be so vivid that i be stun this amazing classic can be watch time an again and never fail to charm and delight the viewer . again and a must see .