Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1907 AdventureDrama 13 minutes Directed by Segundo de Chomón

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About Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba finds the thieves' cave. The door opens when he says 'Open Sesame.' His brother Cassim learns the secret, is caught, and is killed. The thieves then try a trick to kill Ali Baba and anyone else who knows the hiding place.

Cast & crew

More about Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Segundo de Chomón and Ferdinand Zecca directed. Chomón photographed it. Charles Pathé produced it. Wikidata gives 13 minutes. It is taken from the Ali Baba tale. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Themes

  • a cave that opens on a phrase
  • a brother who is caught
  • a trick aimed at Ali Baba
  • Ali Baba
  • Cassim
  • Open Sesame
  • forty thieves
  • Chomón
  • Pathé

Making

Pathé staged the cave story with Chomón on the camera and Zecca as co-director.

Look

Segundo de Chomón shot the cave and the thieves' trick.

Preservation

A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • The password in the film is Open Sesame.
  • Cassim dies inside the thieves' plan. The attack then turns on Ali Baba.
  • Chomón is both co-director and cameraman.
  • The French title on the Commons file is Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs.

Scenes

  • The cave opens on the words.
  • Cassim is caught and killed.

Influenced by

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Quotes

Open Sesame.

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