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Kismet

Kismet (1955)

1h 53m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

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

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

as The Poet

Ann Blyth

Ann Blyth

as Marsinah

Dolores Gray

Dolores Gray

as Lalume

Vic Damone

Vic Damone

as Caliph

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley

as Omar

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

as Wazir