Kismet (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Freed |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance |
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Kismet Overview:
Kismet (1955) was a Adventure - Musical Film directed by Stanley Donen and Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed.
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Richard | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Charles Rosher | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Herbert Stothart | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Fun Size Review: Kismet (1920)
By Fritzi Kramer on Sep 30, 2014 From Movies SilentlyBy Fritzi Kramer on September 30, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Not your typical hero. Ha! Thought it was a musical, didn’t you? Well, Kismet was a stage play and a silent film first. This version stars popular theatrical leading man Otis Skinner. It’s surprisingly good (silent Hollywood... Read full article
Kismet (1920) A Silent Film Review
By Fritzi Kramer on Mar 9, 2014 From Movies SilentlyBy Fritzi Kramer on March 9, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review A?beggar, a caliph and a bandit find themselves enmeshed in a very strange adventure. Secret romances, revenge and murder all play a part. With a scruffy protagonist and the love story pushed to the background, you can think of ... Read full article
Kismet (1955)
By Cameron on Nov 29, 2013 From The Blonde At The FilmKismet is an Arabian nights musical- spectacle, spectacularly stretched in CinemaScope and spectacularly drenched in bold Eastman Color. It was based on a highly successful Broadway show, which in turn was based on Edward Knoblock’s 1911 play. ?This play inspired several film versions, includi... Read full article
Kismet (1955)
By Cameron on Nov 29, 2013 From The Blonde At The Filmhttp://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/789/Kismet/#tcmarcp-160980 ? Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Kismet is an Arabian nights musical- spectacle, spectacularly stretched in CinemaScope and spectacularly drenched in bold Eastman Color. It was based on a highly successful Broadway show, which... Read full article
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Quotes from
The Poet: May your taxes increase!
[Said when acting as a beggar to get the Baghdad merchants to give him alms]
Lalume: [singing] On days when my lord groweth restless, and bored by his staff and his plume... his handmaiden hath what he needeth- and what doth he need? Rahadlakum!
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Facts about
Alfred Drake won the 1954 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Kismet" as the Public Poet.
Another number excluded from the movie was the Vizier's theme song, "Was I Wazir." It was probably not used in the movie because of the bizarre punishments described in the song, including that of a royal flute player who lost his grasp on his instrument, and who the Vizier had bitten by an asp.
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