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Kismet

A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.

Director

Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen

Year

Genre

adventure, musical, fantasy

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

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Poet

Marsinah

Lalume

Caliph

Omar

Wazir

Sebastian Cabot

Jawan

Chief Policeman

Hasan-Ben

Police Sub-altern

Brave Shopkeeper

Nobleman

Nobleman

Richard Alameda

Harem Showgirl

Manservant

Wholesaler

Fevvol

Ross Bagdasarian

Plump Ayah

Samaris

Beggar

Dancer

Dancer

Nobleman

Wazir Guard

George Bruggeman

Dancer

Harem Showgirl

Madman Merchant

Dancer

2nd Princess of Ababu

Orange Merchant

Harem Showgirl

Dressmaker

Louise Franklin

Nobleman

Servant

Pearl Merchant

Bernie Hamilton

Celebrant

Nobleman

Ayah

Beggar

Guard

Market Patron

Harem Showgirl

Young Policeman

Bystander

Harem Showgirl

Nobleman

Wholesaler

Nobleman

Policeman

Fig Vendor

Worshipper

Harem Showgirl

Harem Showgirl

Harem Showgirl

3rd Princess of Ababu

Nobleman

Herald

Policeman

Specialty Dancer

Arabian Dancer

Harem Showgirl

Slave Merchant

Physician

Harem Showgirl

Harem Showgirl

Wholesaler

Dancer

Silk Merchant

Frank Radcliffe

Harem Showgirl

Bangle Man

Zubbediya

Silk Merchant

1st Princess of Ababu

Bystander

Beggar

Norbert Schiller

Harem Showgirl

Muezzin

Reginald Lal Singh

Beggar

Businessman with Jug

Nobleman

Arthur Tookoian

Harem Showgirl

Wholesaler

Beggar

Charles Wagenheim

Jawan Servant

Beggar

Dancer

Nobleman

Executioner

Nobleman

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Poet Omar Lalume Caliph Marsinah Wazir Chief Policeman

May your taxes increase - Kismet

May your taxes increase

- Break camp.
- Break camp. - Kismet

- Break camp. - Break camp.

CHORUS:
Stay in Baghdad, stay in Baghdad - Kismet

CHORUS: Stay in Baghdad, stay in Baghdad

I was stepped upon - Kismet

I was stepped upon

Bow low for the mighty Wazir. - Kismet

Bow low for the mighty Wazir.

Arise, my subjects. Arise and rejoice. - Kismet

Arise, my subjects. Arise and rejoice.

Ruined. - Kismet

[KNOCK ON DOOR] - Kismet

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

What kind of a sentence did he get - Kismet

What kind of a sentence did he get

The Caliph's trumpeters. - Kismet

The Caliph's trumpeters.

MAN 1:
To the bride of the Caliph. Ha-ha. - Kismet

MAN 1: To the bride of the Caliph. Ha-ha.

Is this man to be pardoned - Kismet

Is this man to be pardoned

LALUME: What's wrong?
- Ahem. - Kismet

LALUME: What's wrong? - Ahem.

On days when my lord groweth restless - Kismet

On days when my lord groweth restless

The simple creatures do not know
they're being observed. - Kismet

The simple creatures do not know they're being observed...

I'll kill myself - Kismet

I'll kill myself

O imperishable ruler,
it is said in the Koran... - Kismet

O imperishable ruler, it is said in the Koran...

Ah. The delight in your eyes
shows your decision. - Kismet

Ah. The delight in your eyes shows your decision.

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A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.

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Director: Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen

Writer: Charles Lederer, Luther Davis, Edward Knoblock

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: adventure, musical, fantasy

Year: 1955

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Dec 1955

Awards: N/A

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