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 |
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Musical Monday: Kismet (1955)
on Jun 29, 2026 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Kismet (1955) ? Musical #50 ... Read full article
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
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!
Marsinah: [on being told that the Wazir intends to visit her room that night] If you do I'll kill myself, I swear it!
Wazir: Really? It'll be one of the most interesting wedding nights I've had in years.
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Facts about
The original Broadway production of "Kismet" opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on December 3, 1953, ran for 583 performances and won the 1954 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
It was Vernon Duke who suggested Bob Wright and Chet Forrest use the music of Aleksandr Borodin as a basis for their score.
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